NBC is including a layer of thriller to its new Sunday evening lineup within the 2025 TV schedule with the collection premiere of Grosse Level Backyard Society. Starring Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, Ben Rappaport, AnnaSophia Robb, and extra, the present contains a suburban backyard membership with much more underneath the floor than simply roots. Government producer Casey Kyber spoke with CinemaBlend about what units the present aside earlier than its debut on NBC and arrival on streaming to observe with a Peacock subscription, and so much goes right down to the stacked forged.
And in case you rolled your eyes at my “roots” wordplay, that could be as a result of I used to be lucky sufficient to only end watching the pilot episode earlier than the NBC collection premiere on Sunday, February 23 at 10 p.m. ET. I used to be excited to check out the collection after talking with EP Casey Kyber at SCAD TVfest in Atlanta, the place she nailed down the tone of the collection. She shared:
It is positively a mixture of all of these issues. It’s heartfelt, it is emotional, it is relatable. It is darkly comedic. It has a giant homicide thriller to it, and I believe that is a part of what makes it particular. Additionally the co-creators, Jenna Bans and Invoice Krebs, labored on Good Women, and I believe that present had very a lot that very same mix, it is what they do finest. And so I believe we’re excited to only proceed that, as a result of it is very like actual life. You understand, when one thing occurs to somebody in actual life, it typically is intercut with humor.
When you have been a fan of NBC’s Good Women earlier than its unceremonious cancellation – whether or not or not you are on board with Annie’s collection finale destiny – the staff behind the scenes for the suburban crime dramedy starring Christina Hendricks, Retta, and Mae Whitman is bringing Grosse Pointe Backyard Society to primetime. (When you’re within the temper, Good Women is streaming now with a Netflix subscription.)
The trailer (seen beneath) for GPGS definitely leans into the darkish comedy of the thriller, with the 4 core members of the backyard membership getting blended up in a homicide, full with scandal and and a wholesome dose of mischief. The perfection of their nook of suburbia pales compared to what appears like some messy relationships. And naturally there can be laughs, with Brooklyn 9-9 and Evening Courtroom actress Melissa Fumero as a lead!
However Fumero is not the one spotlight for humor of the brand new present. I will not get into spoilers forward of the NBC premiere, however I can safely say that the relationships – well-established and new – of the present’s world are a giant a part of what hooked me as I used to be watching Grosse Pointe Backyard Society, and the chief producer’s feedback in regards to the forged’s chemistry made a lot sense in hindsight. Casey Kyber mentioned:
We simply needed to search out the very best actors that additionally had nice chemistry with each other, and I believe we hit the jackpot with our forged. They’re high to backside so gifted, so good. They instantly have been like finest associates in actual life. They’d dinner the primary evening, they obtained alongside, and I believe that chemistry actually exhibits on display. And we additionally needed to indicate individuals from completely different walks of life when it comes to the characters. It is a suburban American present, all of them are representing a special viewpoint. Their performing would not essentially [reflect] their true lives [laughs], however I believe all of them get to convey one thing completely different to the desk.
The actors’ “true lives” presumably do not contain protecting up any murders! In all seriousness, the EP solely had excessive reward for the celebrities of the present, and the trailer teases a few of what to anticipate. And honest warning – Aja Naomi King positively is not enjoying her Classes in Chemistry character and Brooklyn 9-9‘s Amy would want a whole lot of drinks earlier than performing like Melissa Fumero’s new character within the footage. Have a look:
Watch On
Tune in to NBC on Sunday, February 23 at 10 p.m. ET for the collection premiere of Grosse Pointe Backyard Society, or stream subsequent day on Peacock. NBC is kicking off an all-new lineup on Sunday evening, beginning with The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks and scored by Hans Zimmer, at 8 p.m. ET; adopted by the collection premiere of Fits LA with not less than one stunning character at 9 p.m. ET; and at last closing out with some homicide, mischief, and mulch with GPGS.