Overview
- NBC has cast Téa Leoni and Tim Daly as the leads of the multi-camera comedy Newlyweds, with both actors confirmed to play a newly married couple.
- The show follows Jeanie, a free-spirited woman, and James, a buttoned-up professor, who marry after a whirlwind courtship and is framed as a later-in-life romantic comedy.
- Gail Lerner created and executive produced the series and Jamie Lee Curtis serves as an executive producer while also recurring on the show.
- NBC has scheduled the series premiere for Friday, October 23 at 8:30/7:30c with episodes also available on Peacock the next day.
- The NBCUniversal backlot presentation on August 10 highlighted the pair’s real-life chemistry, included on-set anecdotes such as Daly’s quip about not needing an intimacy coordinator, and emphasized the show’s live-performance energy.