Charlie Sheen's New Series 'Anger Management' Confirmed

It's official. Someone has finally officially agreed to bring a new Charlie Sheen show to television. After months of rumor and speculation, Lionsgate, who also produce "Mad Men," released a statement today saying they are shopping around for a network and a showrunner willing to put up with Sheen's "winning" attitude.

"Former Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen is planning his return to series television in Anger Management, a new sitcom loosely based on Revolution Studios’ 2003 hit comedy feature of the same name," said Lionsgate reps.

"Anger Management" will bring the Jack Nicholson/Adam Sandler comedy about dealing with inner demons to the small screen, with Sheen taking an active ownership stake in the production.

“I chose Anger Management because, while it might be a big stretch for me to play a guy with serious anger management issues, I think it is a great concept,” said Sheen.

“It also provides me with real ownership in the series, a certain amount of creative control and the chance to be back in business with one of my favorite movie producers of all time, Joe Roth.”

"Anger Management" reunites Sheen with Roth, who has produced for him in "Major League" and "Young Guns." The show is also seeking someone besides Roth to handle day to day production duties.

As for what network the show will land on, as we reported last month, early rumors about a potential Sheen/Lionsgate alliance had the series landing on TBS, though network reps begged to differ.

“TBS is not in discussions for a possible project with Charlie Sheen,” a network rep definitively told USA Today at the time.

So it seems as if that matter is up in the air, and given the incredibly messy way things ended between Sheen and CBS, the networks would be wise to tread carefully during the bidding process.  So what would convince Lionsgate to take a chance on the erratic Sheen with "Anger Management"?

“We always look for series ideas that are noisy, accessible and relevant,” said Lionsgate’s Kevin Beggs in the release.

“With a star of Charlie’s magnitude, a producer as venerable as Joe Roth and a branded property as compelling as Anger Management, this show has unique upside while still adhering to our disciplined business model.”

I'm not sure "disciplined business model" and Charlie Sheen are in any way synonymous, but the man does have a knack for capturing the public's imagination, and I wouldn't bet against "Anger Management" finding a network (hopefully one that allows for more adult content) and an audience.