This classic British comedy is getting a US remake - thanks to Amazon Freevee Tom's Guide Skip to main content Tom's Guide is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here's why you can trust us. This classic British comedy is getting a US remake - thanks to Amazon Freevee By Tom Pritchard published 14 July 2022 Friday Night Dinner is being adapted for US audiences... again (Image credit: Channel 4) American networks love to remake foreign shows, especially the British ones. Amazon is the latest one to give it a try, and has ordered a remake of the much-loved British comedy Friday Night Dinner for its Freevee streaming service. According to Deadline (opens in new tab), Freevee has commissioned the remake with a 10-episode straight-to-series order. The new show will be renamed "Dinner with the Parents," with Late Show with David Letterman veteran Jon Beckerman handling writing duties. The original Friday Night Dinner features the Goodmans, a Jewish family from North London, and all the antics they get up to during their family dinners each Friday night. It aired on Channel 4 between 2011 and 2020, clocking in with six seasons and 37 episodes; quite a lot for a British TV series. The show starred Tamsin Greig as matriarch Jackie, Paul Ritter as her eccentric husband Martin, alongside Simon Bird and Tom Rosenthal as her mischievous (and fully-grown adult) sons Adam and Johnny. Mark Heap also stars as their neighbour Jim, one of the weirdest characters to grace British television, who has an obsession with joining the family for dinner. Funnily enough, this is the fourth time an American network has attempted to remake Friday Night Dinner. The first came in 2011, with The Office's Greg Daniels recruiting Alison Janney (The West Wing) and Tony Shalhoub (Monk) to star in a remake for NBC. But this version failed to get past the pilot stage. CBS attempted to make the show twice. The first time in 2014, and then again in 2016 with the new title "Sunday Night Dinner." Neither version made it to series, and now Freevee is taking a turn. Of course, remaking foreign shows is hard. For every show like The Office or House of Cards you end up with dozens of shows like The Inbetweeners and Red Dwarf USA. Here's just hoping that the team behind Dinner With The Parents have what it takes to make the show a success. Or, at the very least, not terrible. Do Americans even have 'crimble crumble' for dessert? There's no news on casting, or when Dinner With The Parents might arrive, but it's not the only show coming to Amazon's free-to-watch streaming services. A remake of Inside No. 9, based on the British black comedy anthology series, is also coming to Freevee alongside American Rust - a revival of the canceled Showtime series. In the meantime there's still plenty of streaming content for you to enjoy. Be sure to check out our picks for 7 new shows and movies to watch this weekend, and the best shows on Amazon Prime Video. Next: Want to watch the Derek Jeter documentary The Captain? We've got all the details.Today's best Streaming boxes dealsReduced Price (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$30.99 (opens in new tab)$24 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)Reduced Price (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$49.99 (opens in new tab)$24.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)Reduced Price (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)$49.99 (opens in new tab)$39.99 (opens in new tab)View (opens in new tab)Show More DealsWe check over 250 million products every day for the best prices Be In the Know Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Tom PritchardAutomotive EditorTom is the Tom's Guide's Automotive Editor, which means he can usually be found knee deep in stats the latest and best electric cars, or checking out some sort of driving gadget. It's long way from his days as editor of Gizmodo UK, when pretty much everything was on the table. He's usually found trying to squeeze another giant Lego set onto the shelf, draining very large cups of coffee, or complaining that Ikea won't let him buy the stuff he really needs online. Topics Streaming See all comments (0) No comments yet Comment from the forums MOST READMOST SHARED1WWE Extreme Rules 2022 live stream: Start time, how to watch online right now, card2MLB Playoffs live stream 2022: How to watch Wild Card baseball online right now3Best phone battery life in 2022: The longest lasting smartphones4This is the October Prime Day TV deal I'm waiting for 5It's time to admit that Rings of Power is just fan fiction1WWE Extreme Rules 2022 live stream: Start time, how to watch online right now, card2MLB Playoffs live stream 2022: How to watch Wild Card baseball online right now3Best phone battery life in 2022: The longest lasting smartphones4This is the October Prime Day TV deal I'm waiting for 5It's time to admit that Rings of Power is just fan fiction