Tracy Morgan to Return to Series TV in Jordan Peele's Greenlit TBS Comedy
It’s no TV reboot of Sherlock Homie, but we’ll take it!
TBS has given a straight-to-series order to a comedy starring former 30 Rock and Saturday Night Live star Tracy Morgan, the cable network announced Monday.
The as-yet-untitled single-camera comedy, which was created by Jordan Peele (Key & Peele) and John Carcieri (Vice Principals), follows Morgan’s character, Tracy, as he returns home after 15 years in prison.
Tracy is shocked to find that his Brooklyn neighborhood has been gentrified and that he’s the father of twin sons he never knew existed. In addition, his former girlfriend is married to a nice, successful white guy who’s helping raise the boys. “Wanting nothing more than to connect with his kids, but having neither the money to support them nor himself, Tracy falls back on the skills he learned in prison to make ends meet while treading on unfamiliar territory,” the official series description reads.
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Morgan, Peele and Carcieri will executive-produce alongside Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men) and Joel Zadak (Key & Peele); Studio T will produce.
TBS has ordered 10 episodes of the comedy.
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“Tracy and Jordan are two of today’s most sought-after and authentically funny comedians, and this show captures all the hilarity you would expect from this brilliant duo,” Brett Weitz, executive vice president of programming for TBS, said via statement. “TBS is becoming a home for the most creative and diverse comedy creators in the business, and Tracy and Jordan are a perfect fit for this network.”
The role will be Morgan’s first series-regular gig since 3o Rock wrapped in 2013 and since a 2014 bus collision that left him with life-threatening injuries and required extensive rehabilitation.
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