Roseanne Barr’s Self-Produced TV Series Hits a Snag: ‘She’s Got 8 Episodes and No Buyer’

Roseanne Barr has reportedly completed production of Meemaw, an eight-episode family comedy series she produced herself.

According to a Page Six Hollywood report published on Thursday, October 8, the 73-year-old comedian has wrapped filming on the series, which was shot in Austin, Texas.

“It’s every bit as revolutionary as The Roseanne Show, if not more, and my work has improved with time,” Barr told the outlet. “I want everybody who disagrees in a family to sit in the same room and just laugh and go, ‘Yeah, maybe I was an [expletive] that time. Well, you were an [expletive] this time. Oh, we’re all [expletive]. Let’s get a beer.'”

The project could mark a major comeback for Barr, eight years after she was famously fired from ABC’s Roseanne revival in 2018.

However, her return to television may hit a snag, as the self-produced series has reportedly struggled to find a buyer.

Rob Shuter‘s Naughty But Nice Substack reported on Monday, October 12, that major networks ABC, NBC and CBS have shown no interest in the series, while leading streaming platforms are reportedly reluctant to pick it up as well.

“Roseanne couldn’t get a network to finance her comeback, so she went ahead and made the show herself,” an industry insider told the outlet. “Now she’s got eight episodes and no buyer. That’s a very expensive gamble.”

Questions have also emerged about the funding behind the series, according to the outlet.

“Roseanne isn’t known for putting her own money into projects,” the insider added. “Someone is financing this production. The question is who — and whether it’s a wealthy MAGA donor betting on her conservative audience.”

Newsmax is reportedly being considered as a potential platform for the series, though no deal has been confirmed.

“Roseanne still has fans,” the insider noted. “But fans aren’t television executives, and political loyalty doesn’t guarantee a sitcom deal.”