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NBC Sets Detective Comedy From Jake Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis Rom-Com
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NBC Sets Detective Comedy From Jake Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis Rom-Com

Variety·Ethan Shanfeld·24 days ago
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NBC has given series orders to two comedy pilots — a detective show starring Jake Johnson and a rom-com from Jamie Lee Curtis . An untitled therapist comedy starring Jane Lynch and Katey Segal is not moving forward at the network. Little is known about “Sunset P.I.” other than it stars Johnson as a private investigator. The quippy logline says the project “continues the proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show.” Popular on Variety Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David also star in the series, which is written by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. The pilot was directed by the Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer. “Newlyweds” is described as a “later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.” It stars Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, with Curtis as a recurring guest star.…

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