NBC has expanded its comedy slate for the 2026-27 TV season, handing collection orders to multi-cam “Newlyweds,” starring real-life spouses Tea Leoni and Tim Daly, and single-cam “Sundown P.I.,” led by Jake Johnson.
“Newlyweds” is described as “a later-in-life love story a couple of free-spirited girl and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.”
Govt producer Jamie Lee Curtis serves as a recurring visitor star. Author Gail Lerner (“Will & Grace”) additionally executive-produces with Eric and Kim Tannenbaum, and Scott Schwartz. Director Pam Fryman additionally serves as an EP on the pilot.
“Sundown P.I.,” in the meantime, “continues the proud custom of Los Angeles non-public eyes that started with Philip Marlowe and can finish with this present.”
Johnson (“New Woman”) stars alongside Jane Levy (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Langston Kerman (“Bless This Mess”), Mary Shalaby (“Moonsung”), and Keith David (“Neighborhood”).
Writers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici (“Brooklyn 9-9”) will executive-produce. Director Akiva Schaffer additionally executive-produces the pilot.
NBC’s 2026-27 Scripted Slate
Heading into the 2026-27 TV season, NBC’s scripted slate contains returning collection “Chicago Hearth” (Season 15), “Chicago Med” (Season 12), “Chicago P.D.” (Season 14), “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” (Season 2), “Pleased’s Place” (Season 2), “Legislation & Order” (Season 26), “Legislation & Order: SVU” (Season 28), and “St. Denis Medical” (Season 3).
Along with “Newlyweds” and “Sundown P.I.,” new collection orders embrace “Line of Hearth” (starring Peter Krause) and “The Rockford Information” (starring David Boreanaz).
NBC ordered eight pilots for collection consideration, 4 of which finally are usually not transferring ahead: dramas “Key Witness” (starring Emily Deschanel), “Puzzled” (starring Damon Wayans Jr.), and “What the Lifeless Know” (starring Taylor Schilling), together with multi-camera comedy “Jill & Ginger” (starring Jane Lynch and Katey Sagal).
“Our inventive groups, led by Lisa Katz at NBC and Erin Underhill at Common Tv, delivered an distinctive pilot slate, creating eight standout tasks that mirror our ambition,” Pearlena Igbokwe, chairman of NBC Leisure and Peacock Scripted and Tv Studios, stated in an announcement Friday. “Whereas we frequently hear the phrase embarrassment of riches, it really applies on this case. This course of allowed us to take large swings, and we landed on reveals that we predict can really break via.”
Additionally not transferring ahead: the Zachary Quinto medical drama “Good Minds,” canceled after two seasons, and the Jenn Lyon-led cheerleader comedy “Stumble,” canceled after one.