# Al Munteanu Launches BriskPace Unlimited Label With Orangutan True-Crime Comedy Series Showrun By ‘Cunk On Earth’ Writer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/al-munteanu-launches-briskpace-unlimited-label-with-orangutan-true-crime-comedy-series-showrun-by-cunk-on-earth-writer/
- Published: 2026-10-23T07:04:13+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/al-munteanu-briskpace-unlimited-label-with-orangutan-series-1237171540/
- Topics: Art, Culture, Entertainment, Geopolitics, Politics, TV

## Key points

- BriskPace Unlimited’s first series centres on an imprisoned orangutan.
- The comedy pilot is complete and uses AI-generated imagery and music.
- The label is also investing in micro-drama platforms.

## Summary

BriskPace Studios has launched BriskPace Unlimited, a label for new formats, with an AI-made true-crime comedy about an orangutan as its first original series. The project signals the company’s interest in AI-native productions and formats designed for both buyers and direct audiences.

Created by Al Munteanu, *The Light and Hard Times of Lucky Briscoe* follows an orangutan who rises from Communist Romania to fame and political influence before landing in federal prison. The pilot is complete and uses AI-generated images and music under human creative direction; Jason Hazeley, a writer on *Cunk on Earth*, is showrunner, with Joe Markham writing. Munteanu and AiMation founder Tom Paton co-direct, and BriskPace Unlimited also has investments in micro-drama ventures Sweetz and Snips.

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