NBC will preview its midseason comedies "Telenovela" and "Superstore" early, paired with live episodes of "The Voice."
The first two episodes of "Superstore," a workplace comedy starring America Ferrera, will air on Monday, Nov. 30 at 10 p.m. The next week, back-to-back episodes of "Telenovela," starring Eva Longoria as the star of a hit Spanish soap opera, will broadcast on Monday, Dec. 7 at the same time.
"We're extremely excited about 'Superstore' and are so fortunate to have the incredibly talented America Ferrera, who won over the hearts of viewers and critics in 'Ugly Betty,' coming to NBC as a producer and star. She's joined by a terrific ensemble in a comedy set in a location everyone in the country can really relate to," NBC Entertainment President Jennifer Salke said.
She continued, "We are also over the moon to have the incomparable 'desperate housewife' Eva Longoria producing and starring in 'Telenovela,' which we love. Her tour-de-force performance as Ana Sofia, the demanding but vulnerable star of a larger-than-life telenovela, is hilarious."
Both comedies will have their official launch on Monday, Jan. 4 at 8 p.m. starting with "Superstore" followed by "Telenovela" at 8:30 p.m. on NBC.
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SyFy Picks Up "Van Helsing" TV Show
SyFy has acquired a 13-episode "Van Helsing" series from Nomadic Pictures, the production company behind "Fargo" and "Hell On Wheels," according to Deadline. Neil LaBute will serve as the writer/showrunner and production will start in January 2016 in Vancouver, BC for a fall 2016 premiere.
The new take on the Dracula myth will center on Vanessa Helsing, the daughter of famous vampire hunter and Dracula nemesis Abraham Van Helsing. She is resurrected five years in the future to find out that vampires have taken over the world and that she possesses unique power over them. She is humanity's last hope to lead an offensive to take back what has been lost.
Fox Commits to Reboot of "The Greatest American Hero"
Believe it or not, Fox has given a pilot production commitment to reboot the 1980s TV show "The Greatest American Hero," according to Deadline. The single-camera comedy inspired by Stephen J. Cannell's original series comes from Phil Lord and Chris Miller, who successfully rebooted Cannell's other '80s series "21 Jump Street" for the big screen.
The project also involves "Dope" writer-director Rick Famuyiwa, who will write and direct the new show, as well as Cannell's daughter, TV director Tawnia McKiernan. "The Greatest American Hero" is about a man who wakes up possessing a newfound superpower that he never asked for and will need to learn how to deal with how it affects his life.
TBS Greenlights Mystery Comedy "Search Party"
TBS announced on Monday it has ordered a new dark comedy called "Search Party" that will star Alia Shawkat. The show revolves around a group of four self-absorbed 20-somethings who come together when a former college acquaintance mysterious disappears. "Search Party" also stars up-and-coming comic actors John Early, John Reynolds and Meredith Hagner.
"Wet Hot American Summer" creator Michael Showalter oversaw the pilot written by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers. They will serve as executive producers alongside Tony Hernandez and Lilly Burns. TBS plans to launch the series next year.
"Doctor Who" Will Continue Until At Least 2020
"Doctor Who" showrunner, writer and producer Steven Moffat confirmed in a recent interview with Variety that the show will continue until at least 2020 and Peter Capaldi will remain the Doctor for the upcoming 10th series.
"It is definitely going to last five more years, I've seen the business plan," Moffat said. "It's not going anywhere. And I think we can go past that. It's television's own legend. It will just keep going."
