Veteran actor Patrick Stewart is to star in the new comedy from Seth MacFarlane, 'Blunt Talk'.
The 'Star Trek' actor will play a Stephen Colbert-type character as a British TV host of a cable news show. The series - to air on Starz - will be produced by MacFarlane and Bored to Death's Jonathan Ames, reported Digital Spy.
'Blunt Talk' has been given a straight-to-series order and will run for 20 episodes over two seasons.
Stewart's TV host Walter Blunt is a borderline-alcoholic who presents a nightly interview show and deals with his network bosses, staff and family.
The show will premiere in 2015.
Stewart, who also voices characters on MacFarlane's 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad!', will next be seen as Professor X in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past'.
