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Tèa Leoni to Lead NBC’s Newlyweds Pilot, Triggering Green Light for Production

The comedy shifted from Netflix to NBC with Jamie Lee Curtis moving into a producing role with an expected guest appearance.

Overview

  • NBC cast Leoni as Jeanie, a free-spirited woman who marries a buttoned-up professor after a whirlwind courtship.
  • Her attachment removed the cast contingency and cleared the pilot for production at the network.
  • Gail Lerner wrote the pilot and executive produces with Jamie Lee Curtis, Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz and Lionsgate Television.
  • Universal Television is the studio, with Leoni also serving as a producer on the project.
  • The project originated at Netflix with Curtis once eyed to star, and she is now expected to appear in a supporting or guest capacity.