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‘United States Of Al’: Farrah Mackenzie Joins Chuck Lorre’s CBS Comedy Series

Denise Petski
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EXCLUSIVE: Utopia‘s Farrah Mackenzie is set as a series regular opposite Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in United States of Al, CBS’ multi-camera comedy series from Chuck Lorre, David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.

Created and written by Goetsch and Ferrari, United States of Al is about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir, aka Al (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Kelli Goss, Dean Norris and Elizabeth Alderfer also star.

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Goetsch & Ferrari, Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions.

Mackenzie recently starred as Alice in Amazon’s straight-to-series adaptation of British drama Utopia opposite John Cusack and Rainn Wilson. She also starred as Stella Parton in the NBC television movies Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors and the Emmy-nominated Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love. On the film side, she appeared in Magnolia Pictures’ Please Stand By opposite Dakota Fanning and in Steven Soderbergh’s Logan Lucky alongside Channing Tatum and Katie Holmes.

Mackenzie is repped by A3 Artists Agency, Luber Roklin Entertainment and Brecheen Feldman Breimer.

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FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS 3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS 4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE Table 1: Game-based Learning Products and Services Global Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 2: Game-based Learning Products and Services Global Retrospective Market Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2012-2019 Table 3: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Share Shift across Key Geographies Worldwide: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 III. MARKET ANALYSIS GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS UNITED STATES Market Facts & Figures US Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Share (in %) by Company: 2019 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 4: United States Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Estimates and Projections in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 5: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in the United States: A Historic Review in US$ Million for 2012-2019 CANADA Table 6: Canadian Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 7: Canadian Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Review in US$ Million: 2012-2019 JAPAN Table 8: Japanese Market for Game-based Learning Products and Services: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 9: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in Japan: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million for the Period 2012-2019 CHINA Table 10: Chinese Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 11: Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Analysis in China in US$ Million: 2012-2019 EUROPE Market Facts & Figures European Game-based Learning Products and Services Market: Competitor Market Share Scenario (in %) for 2019 & 2025 Market Analytics Table 12: European Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Demand Scenario in US$ Million by Region/Country: 2020-2027 Table 13: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in Europe: A Historic Market Perspective in US$ Million by Region/Country for the Period 2012-2019 Table 14: European Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Share Shift by Region/Country: 2012 VS 2020 VS 2027 FRANCE Table 15: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in France: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 16: French Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million: 2012-2019 GERMANY Table 17: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in Germany: Recent Past, Current and Future Analysis in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 18: German Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Analysis in US$ Million: 2012-2019 ITALY Table 19: Italian Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Growth Prospects in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 20: Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Analysis in Italy in US$ Million: 2012-2019 UNITED KINGDOM Table 21: United Kingdom Market for Game-based Learning Products and Services: Annual Sales Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 22: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in the United Kingdom: Historic Sales Analysis in US$ Million for the Period 2012-2019 REST OF EUROPE Table 23: Rest of Europe Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million: 2020-2027 Table 24: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in Rest of Europe in US$ Million: A Historic Review for the Period 2012-2019 ASIA-PACIFIC Table 25: Game-based Learning Products and Services Market in Asia-Pacific: Estimates and Projections in US$ Million for the Period 2020-2027 Table 26: Asia-Pacific Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Scenario in US$ Million: 2012-2019 REST OF WORLD Table 27: Rest of World Game-based Learning Products and Services Market Estimates and Forecasts in US$ Million: 2020 to 2027 Table 28: Rest of World Game-based Learning Products and Services Historic Market Review in US$ Million: 2012-2019 IV. 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