About a Boy is a 2014 English-language Comedy Drama show created by Jason Katims. About a Boy was produced under the production house True Jack Productions in collaboration with Working Title Television, Tribeca Productions and Universal Television. The series originally aired on NBC and US VoD. Will Freeman lives a charmed existence. After writing a hit song, he was granted a life of free time, free love and freedom from financial woes. He's single, unemployed and loving it. So imagine his surprise when Fiona, a needy single mom and her oddly charming 11-year-old son, Marcus, move in next door and disrupt his perfect world. When Marcus begins dropping by his home unannounced, Will's not so sure about being a kid's new best friend, until, of course, Will discovers that women find single dads irresistible. That changes everything and a deal is struck: Marcus will pretend to be Will's son and, in return, Marcus is allowed to chill at Will's house, play ping-pong and gorge on steaks, something his very vegan mom would never allow. Before he realizes it, Will starts to enjoy the visits and even finds himself looking out for the kid. In fact, this newfound friendship may very well teach him a thing or two that he never imagined possible - about himself and caring for others. Written by NBC Television. About a boy features David Walton, Benjamin Stockham, Al Madrigal, Annie Mumolo, Minnie Driver, Adrianne Palicki and Time Winters. The series is based on About a Boy by Nick Hornby. The music was composed by Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka along with Brett Dennen. The series has a running time of 30 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 33 episodes during it's run of 2 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by NBCUniversal Television Distribution.