Washington, Feb. 11 -- Actor-director Ben Stiller is all set to star in a dramedy called 'The Band' for HBO, as per The Hollywood Reporter.

'The Band' is set in the music industry. Stiller, who will also exec produce via his Red Hour Films, will play Oscar, a "pop impresario and talent mogul beset by scandal who is tasked with forming a new act to save his career -- and perhaps his soul," per the show's description.

It will be Stiller's first ongoing TV acting role since he recurred on 'Arrested Development', a satirical TV sitcom created by Mitchell Hurwitz.

Media Res, the studio behind The Morning Show and Pachinko at Apple TV+, is co-producing 'The Band' with HBO, as per the outlet.

Bliss and Rogers will be showrunners on the proje...