NBC Orders New Comedy From Tina Fey & Robert Carlock Starring Ted Danson As Mayor Of LA
Ted Danson is moving from ‘The Good Place’ but sticking with NBC as the US network hands a straight-to-series order to a new comedy from Tina Fey and Robert Carlock, which sees him become the Mayor of LA.
The series stars Danson as a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong reasons. Once he wins he has to figure out what he stands for, gain the respect of his staff, and connect with his teenage daughter, all while controlling the coyote population.
“We are so excited that this is the first NBC show we get to greenlight straight to series,” commented George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment. “It’s with talent that we know and love and who have worked on some of the most beloved shows in our network’s history. We can’t wait.”
Danson, who stars in the critically beloved and Emmy-nominated comedy ‘The Good Place’, which is about to begin its final season, is one of the most celebrated and respected actors in television history, known for an array of exceptional performances. He is most memorably known for his portrayal of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC’s multi-award winning and iconic comedy ‘Cheers’, which ran for 11 seasons and won three Emmys as Outstanding Comedy Series. The actor himself has just been Emmy nominated for a record 13th time this week for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
Fey and Carlock won 3 Emmys for their seminal comedy ’30 Rock’ for Outstanding Comedy Series, and over its seven-season run, the comedy won 16 Emmys in total. Fey has won 6 Emmys for writing and/or acting for ’30 Rock’ and ‘Saturday Night Live’. Additionally, Fey and Carlock are producers of the Netflix/Universal Television series ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’, which was also Emmy nominated 4 times for Outstanding Comedy Series. Production wrapped this week on the show’s upcoming interactive special.
“We are thrilled to be back home at NBC and writing for one of the network’s greatest stars of all time, Mary Steenburgen’s husband, Ted,” adds Fey and Carlock.
The, currently untitled, Carlock-Fey project will be produced by Universal Television, Little Stranger, Bevel Gears and 3 Arts Entertainment. Robert Carlock, Tina Fey, Jeff Richmond and David Miner will executive produce. Eric Gurian, President, will oversee for Little Stranger.
