NBC has brought in Bruce Helford to run upcoming sitcom “Newlyweds” after Gail Lerner said she was fired as showrunner. The series premieres on 23 October and stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly and Jamie Lee Curtis.
01Summary
- 01NBC hired Bruce Helford to take over as showrunner of “Newlyweds” after Gail Lerner said on 9 October that she had been fired.
- 02Lerner said the reason given was “creative differences” and that the first six episodes were made under her leadership.
- 03Helford has worked on “The Drew Carey Show”, “The Norm Show”, “George Lopez” and “The Conners”.
- 04“Newlyweds” premieres on 23 October on NBC and stars Téa Leoni, Tim Daly, Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Meisel, Ignacio Diaz-Silverio and Bill O’Neill.
- 05Lerner still has an executive producer credit alongside Helford, Curtis, the Tannenbaum Company’s Eric and Kim Tannenbaum and Jason Wang, Scott Schwartz and Lionsgate Television.
02Why it matters
The change in leadership comes just before the sitcom’s launch, making it a notable production shake-up for a high-profile NBC comedy. Viewers who are interested in the cast or in behind-the-scenes TV changes will want to know the series is still set to debut on schedule.
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