Adapted from the Broadway play by Tracy Letts, Superior
Donuts is a comedy about the owner of a small donut shop
located in a quickly gentrifying Chicago neighborhood. Arthur
is a gruff, to the point Chicagoan who refuses to sell newfangled
cronuts and macchiatos or renovate his dated shop that hasn't
changed since it opens in 1969. That all changes when Franco
fast talks his way into Arthur's life as his new employee, and
convinces him that he can bring the shop -- and Arthur -- into
the 21st century. Arthur's supportive regulars include loyal
patron Randy, a cop whose late father was Arthur's best friend;
her overeager rookie partner, James; Tush, a colorful customer
who uses the shop counter as a makeshift office, where he
keeps tabs on a variety of odd jobs via fax machine; Maya, a
privileged grad-school student working on her Ph.D; and
Sweatpants, Franco's longtime friend who's willing to dress
as a donut to help drum up more business. Looking to cash in
on the urban renewal is Arthur's over-caffeinated neighbor,
aspiring real estate capitalist Fawz, who pushes Arthur on a
daily basis to sell the building to him. With his business in
jeopardy, Arthur grudgingly realizes that he had better embrace
the change around him and that Franco could be exactly what
he -- and the donut shop -- need to thrive. Superior Donuts is
adapted for Television by Bob Daily & Garrett Donovan.