Craig Robinson to Star in NBC Pilot
Matt Richenthal at .The Office may be coming to an end, but the partnership between Craig Robinson and Greg Daniels is only just beginning.
NBC has ordered an untitled, single-camera comedy from the sitcom star and producer. It will center on Robinson as a middle school teacher and musician, someone adjusting to life in his new job.
Among other pilots given the green light by the network: Sean Hayes will anchor a series about a man living with his teenage daughter; Girlfriend in a Coma will center on a woman awakening from a long slumber and learning she has a daughter; and The Sixth Gun will follow the story of multiple, mystical weapons and be based on a graphic novel by the same name.
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