'Sunset P.I.' Comedy Sets Release Date At NBC; First Photos
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Key Points:
- NBC will premiere its new comedy series Sunset P.I. on Monday, February 8, following the show St. Denis Medical at 8 p.m., replacing The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins after its second season ends in mid-January.
- Created by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, Sunset P.I. is a 10-episode single-camera workplace comedy about Mickey Wilder (Jake Johnson), a cynical and heartbroken private investigator and former LAPD cop.
- The show stars Jake Johnson, Jane Levy, Keith David, Langston Kerman, and Mary Shalaby, with David playing Mickey’s boss Julius Royal and Levy portraying investigative journalist Faye.
- Inspired by the 1980s dramedy Moonlighting and HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt, Goor and Tredici serve as co-creators, writers, and executive producers, with Akiva Schaffer directing the pilot.
- Episodes will be available for next-day streaming on Peacock, and the series is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
