‘Rockford Files’ Update Among Four Series Orders at NBC for 2026-27
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- NBC has ordered four new series for the 2026-27 season, including a reboot of The Rockford Files starring David Boreanaz and a drama called Line of Fire about a family of federal law enforcement officials.
- The network also picked up two comedies: Sunset P.I., featuring Jake Johnson, and Newlyweds, starring real-life married couple Tea Leoni and Tim Daly, with Jamie Lee Curtis in a recurring role.
- All four shows are produced by Universal Television and were selected from a slate of eight pilots, with NBC passing on four other pilots starring Emily Deschanel, Damon Wayans Jr., Taylor Schilling, Jane Lynch, and Katey Sagal.
- The Rockford Files reboot follows a newly paroled private investigator navigating crime and law enforcement in Los Angeles, while Line of Fire explores a deadly conspiracy involving multiple federal agencies.
- NBC emphasized the high quality and ambition of its pilot slate, noting that production of the pilots created around 4,000 jobs across the United States in Los Angeles, New York, and Atlanta.
