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Showtime is still moving forward with the Shalom Auslander–created dark comedy Happyish, the network announced today. Initially, the show starred Philip Seymour Hoffman as a middle-aged guy grappling with misery in the wake of professional frustration. After Hoffman’s death in February, the future of the show was unclear, but Showtime has cast Steve Coogan in the main role. Coogan’s version of the pilot will shoot in December, though it’s not clear yet if the supporting cast from the previous version — including Kathryn Hahn as Hoffman’s character’s wife and Rhys Ifans as his boss — will be back.