Genre: | Sitcom |
Creator: | Tom Sellitti Jim Serpico |
Starring: | Chris Distefano Steve Schirripa Steve Greenstein Andrew Schulz Lindsey Broad Mark Gessner Ruy Iskandar |
Opentheme: | "You Gotta Teller" by Zeus |
Composer: | Anthony Roman James "Mod" Asciutto |
Country: | United States |
Location: | Queens, New York |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 8 |
Executive Producer: | Denis Leary Tom Sellitti Jim Serpico |
Producer: | Tony Bidner |
Cinematography: | Joe Kessler |
Editor: | Elizabeth Merrick |
Runtime: | 22 minutes |
Company: | Apostle |
Channel: | IFC |
Benders is an American sitcom created by Tom Sellitti and Jim Serpico. On March 31, 2015, the series was ordered by IFC.[1] The series premiered on IFC on October 1, 2015.[2] On December 30, 2015, the series was canceled by IFC.[3]
The series is centered on a group of guy friends in Queens, New York[4] whose lives revolve around their obsession for hockey. Even though they don't have the best skills, they have the passion to play in the local men's amateur hockey league. And they go through everyday life with problems that could impact their involvement on their team, "The Chubbys".
Denis Leary's production company, Apostle, developed the scripted comedy for IFC as Uncle Chubbys. Jim Serpico and Tom Sellitti wrote the script.[5]