Bad Rehab

Rebranding Charlie Sheen and the naughty boys

John Landgraf, president and general manager at FX Networks, sat with his team in the glass-walled conference room of the network’s Los Angeles offices last October to hear a pitch for a new series from Bruce Helford, veteran TV writer, producer and co-creator of The Drew Carey Show, and his newest creative partner, Charlie Sheen.

The idea would go on to become the series Anger Management, which debuts June 28 at 9 p.m., anchoring the network’s Thursday comedy lineup.

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