‘St. Denis Medical’ Comedy Starring Wendi McLendon-Covey Gets Series Order At NBC
deadline.comIt will be a quick return to network primetime for Wendi McLendon-Covey. NBC has picked up to series St. Denis Medical, its single-camera workplace comedy starring The Goldbergs alumna and veteran David Alan Grier.
This marks the first 2023 NBC pilot to get a series order as the network again shifted most — in this case all – pickup decisions to after the upfronts.
The first pick is not a surprise — St. Denis Medical, written by the Superstore and American Auto duo of Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin and to directed by Superstore’s Ruben Fleischer, was an early frontrunner, getting enthusiastic reception in network screenings.
The fate of the other three pilots is unclear. That includes the untitled Jenna Bans/Bill Krebs hourlong project starring Retta, medical drama Wolf, starring Zachary Quinto and Amber Ruffin’s comedy Non-Evil Twin.
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