Tina Fey Bringing Us New Sitcom

NBC gives series order to Ellie Kemper sitcom
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Nov 1, 2013 10:11 AM CDT
Tina Fey Bringing Us New Sitcom
Actress Ellie Kemper arrives at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013.   (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)

Good news, Tina Fey fans: The 30 Rock star is producing a new sitcom, and NBC just gave it a rare straight-to-series order for 13 episodes to premiere next fall. The as-yet-untitled single-camera comedy stars The Office star Ellie Kemper, Variety reports. It's about a woman starting over in New York after escaping a doomsday cult. "We have been lucky enough to work at NBC for our entire careers (except when Robert worked at The Dana Carvey Show, now available on DVD) and we thank Bob [Greenblatt] and Jen [Salke] for their continued support," say Fey and co-producer Robert Carlock in a statement, according to the Hollywood Reporter. (More Tina Fey stories.)

Get the news faster.
Tap to install our app.
X
Install the Newser News app
in two easy steps:
1. Tap in your navigation bar.
2. Tap to Add to Home Screen.

X