NBC has handed out a straight-to-series, 11-episode order for Dwayne Johnson comedy 'Young Rock,' inspired by his life and featuring the mega-star
Capping off his first time before press as NBC Entertainment chairman, Paul Telegdy delivered yet another surprise.Young Rock,Johnson will appear in every episode as the focus and inspiration of the series will be on his formative years. The single-camera comedy will be co-written by formershowrunner Nahnatchka Khan and her longtime collaborator Jeff Chiang.
— to a rich eight-figure overall deal last year that saw her move her Fierce Baby Productions single from her longtime home at 20th Century Fox TV. The company's credits include ABC'sA premiere date for the series has not yet been determined but given that NBC's midseason schedule is set,will likely be for the 2020-21 broadcast season. This is the second straight-to-series pickup that will likely be earmarked for NBC next season and joins Ted Danson's L.A.
Broadcast networks continue to look to recognizable stars as well as reboots and revivals as a way to cut through an increasingly crowded scripted landscape that, in 2019, featured a record 532 scripted originals.
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