Written by Fielder and Benny Safdie, The Curse stars Fielder and co-stars Benny Safdie. It explores how an alleged curse disturbs the relationship of a newly married couple who star in Flipanthropy, their troubled HGTV show.

The Curse does not cite any real-life inspirations, though its description does bring to mind Tarek El Moussa and Christina Anstead, stars of HGTV's popular series Flip or Flop, whose marriage fell apart after the success of their show made them household names.

Fielder shared in Emmy and DGA Award nominations for his directing work on Who Is America?, the Sacha Baron Cohen series on Showtime. Fielder's Comedy Central show Nathan for You was nominated three times for WGA Award in the Comedy/Variety Sketch Series category, winning in 2019. His other writing credits include Jon Benjamin Has a Van and Important Things with Demetri Martin. Acting credits include The Disaster Artist, Transparent and Drunk History.

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At Showtime, The Curse joins fellow comedy pilots Big Deal, starring Vanessa Bayer, and How To Make Love to a Black Woman