Ricky Gervais brings fake journalism to Netflix

Sardonic British comedian Ricky Gervais is heading to Netflix.

He's written and directed a movie, Special Correspondents, which will debut on Netflix next year.

The comedy stars Eric as a struggling New York radio journalist (is there any other kind, in this day and age?) who fakes major front-line war stories — from his post in the heart of Manhattan.

Sound familiar?

Troubled journalists have been in the news of late, most recently courtesy of NBC's suspended Brian Williams, and the now-debunked date rape cover story that ran in Rolling Stone.