TV Q&A: Does a successful comedy writer have any new shows in the works?

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review.

Q: Does writer/producer Greg Garcia have any new shows in the works? I loved his shows “My Name is Earl,” “Raising Hope” and “The Guest Book.”

– Lois via email

Rob: He does.

Garcia’s latest, single-camera comedy “Sprung,” filmed last year in Western Pennsylvania. Martha Plimpton and Garrett Dillahunt, who starred in Garcia’s “Raising Hope,” are part of the “Sprung” cast.

Created for ad-supported, free streaming service Amazon Freevee, formerly IMDb TV, “Sprung” does not have an air date but is expected to stream sometime this summer.

Set during the pandemic, “Sprung” follows Jack (Dillahunt), who spent more than two decades in prison, as he moves in with his former cellmate, Rooster (Phillip Garcia), Rooster’s mom Barb (Plimpton) and Jack’s former prison girlfriend, Gloria (Shakira Barrera). The group decides to start righting some of society’s wrongs, targeting the selfish who take advantage of the pandemic for their own economic gain.

Q: When will “Evil” and “B Positive” return with new episodes?

– Fred, Smithton

Rob: “Evil,” which moved from CBS to streaming service Paramount+ for its second season, returns to Paramount+ for its third season June 12.

“B Positive” aired all its episodes for the 2021-22 TV season. We’ll know by mid-May if it will be renewed or canceled. It seems like an on-the-bubble show to me, but TV Grim Reaper predicts it likely will be renewed.

Q: I have a question about “90 Day Fiance”: Is it real?

– Judith, Cheswick

Rob: My understanding is the show is heavily produced (a la “The Real Housewives” shows) and, while not precisely scripted, actions in scenes are sometimes suggested by producers.

“I wouldn’t say that there’s a written script that’s like, ‘Hey, read this line, read this line,’ ” one participant told In Touch Weekly. “But there are times where there are different people or producers that come up to you and say, ‘Oh, I think it would be cool if you do this’ or ‘I think you should say this.’ ”

Q: With all of the assorted streaming services (Hulu, Peacock and such), is there any chance of one of them putting on a daytime soap?

– Eric via Facebook

Rob: It all depends on if a service sees an opening for content that will draw more viewers and bring in more money by adding subscribers. Given how serialized and soapy prime-time dramas have become, I’m not sure anyone is looking to do a watered-down version more reminiscent of daytime soaps.

There already have been several short-run “Days of Our Lives” spin-offs on Peacock – five more episodes of “Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem” debut July 11-15 — so anything is possible.

But after the recent news of Netflix’s subscriber loss and the shuttering of CNN+, it appears the streaming TV honeymoon is over, which likely will result in fewer new shows being made regardless of genre.