Jon Cryer Comedy From Mike O’Malley Ordered at NBC; Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer Co-Star — First Look
Jon Cryer is returning to primetime: NBC has handed a series order to an untitled multi-camera sitcom starring and executive-produced by the Two and a Half Men alum, TVLine has learned.
Created by actor/writer Mike O’Malley (Heels, Survivor’s Remorse), the half-hour comedy centers on former marrieds Jim (played by Cryer) and Julia (Timeless‘ Abigail Spencer). After an amicable divorce, the exes “decide to continue to raise their kids at the family home while taking turns on who gets to stay with them,” according to the official logline. “Navigating the waters of divorce and child-sharing gets more complicated for Jim when the owner of his favorite sports team (Scrubs‘ Donald Faison) enters the picture and wins Julia’s heart.”
The cast also includes Finn Sweeney (Impeachment: American Crime Story) and newcomer Sofia Capanna.
Cryer, of course, is best known to TV audiences for his turn as cheapskate Alan “Zippy” Harper on CBS’ Two and a Half Men — a role that earned him a pair of Emmys over the course of its 12-season run. Following its 2015 series finale, Cryer booked a recurring role as Lex Luthor on the CBS-turned-CW drama Supergirl, which wrapped in November 2021. He also appeared in multiple episodes of CBS’ NCIS (as Dr. Cyril Taft) and Netflix’s The Ranch (as local banker Bill, a gig that reunited him with onetime Men costar Ashton Kutcher).
The untitled O’Malley comedy (premiere date TBD) marks multi-cam No. 3 for NBC. In addition to the George Lopez sitcom Lopez vs. Lopez (premiering Friday, Nov. 4), the network also has a revival of Night Court (starring The Big Bang Theory‘s Melissa Rauch and original series star John Larroquette) ready to launch at midseason.
Didn’t this ideal already get done with “uncoupled”? Also is there really no other place in the house for the washer/drier than the kitchen? I know in small houses washers/driers end up in the kitchen, but why a TV house?
Wasn’t the Jenna Fischer sitcom about a couple who did this exact same thing?
No Thanks
Breaking Up Together anyone?
*Splitting Up Together
According to deadline, NBC passed on the American adaptation of Dutch drama Adam & Eva.
I hope NBC picks up Irrational.
So…. It’s just a copy of Splitting Up Together from ABC that starred Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson?
Sure, why not? I’ll watch it.
Looking forward to this! Jon Cryer is a favorite!!
He was awesome as Lex Luthor on Supergirl.
Jon Cryer is awesome, I still watch him in Two and a Half Men. Hoping the best for him and the rest of this amazing cast along with Mike O’Malley.
I’m not a huge sitcom devotee, but what a great cast!!
Alan “Zippy” Harper made me smile cuz Berta called him that… Rip Chonchata Ferrell
Has he been shaving his head since playing Lex Luthor, or was he wearing a wig on “Two and a Half Men”?
I think I recall him saying that at least during the last few seasons of ‘Men’ hid hair was painted on.
While everyone’s talking about Jon Cryer, I want to see how Abigail Spencer will do in a comedy (especially when she’ll be working comedy vets Cryer and Donald Faison).
He’s the big big name that’s attached to this so I understand but I’m like you as what really makes this cast complete is Donald Faison and Abigail Spencer. He’ll have some good veteran actors to play off of in this one.
Is this not the plot of the fake sitcom in Reboot
Any word on a title?
This sounds pretty good and I’m so impressed with the casting as Jon Cryer, Donald Faison, and Abigail Spencer are worth watching this alone. I’ve been loving the direction that NBC has gone with their comedies lately getting back to multi-cams. Nothing against the single-cams but they were all starting to look and feel the same like a bunch of carbon copies of The Office. I’m very excited about both Lopez vs. Lopez and Night Court later this season.
IMO Cryer can’t lead a show, and much as I like Donald Faison, this plot seems faded and tired. Pass.
He basically helped lead Two and a Half Men with Charlie Sheen so your post is a huge fail.
I’m a big fan of Cryer’s slapstick
This story has already been done. Love the cast though.
Not everything these days will be original, it doesn’t matter if the story has been done already, what does matter is how it’s executed.
I’ll never watch this show for the fact Schumer is in it. She’s a fat America hating pig
Very beautiful lady who can act, can’t-miss male casting, but the actor/producer has no track record of great success as a producer. I would advise him to hire the people that wrote the lines that helped make Faison and Cryer, two good comedians, funny. If Newhart, Hirsch, and Bateman couldn’t save George and Leo, then you know the writing is key to a successful comedy.