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Tea Leoni is making her return to broadcast television and to the multi-camera comedy format with a starring role in NBC's pilot Newlyweds, co-created by Gail Lerner and Jamie Lee Curtis.
Landing Leoni, who had multiple pilot offers, firmed up Newlyweds' green light, which had been cast-contingent, clearing the project for production, as per Deadline. Written by Gail Lerner, Newlyweds is a later-in-life romantic comedy centered on Jeanie (Tea Leoni), a free-spirited woman who impulsively marries a buttoned-up professor after a whirlwind courtship -- setting the stage for an unexpected and heartfelt new chapter together. Lerner and Curtis executive produce alongside Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz and Lionsgate Television. Leoni is a producer. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio. After a stint as the female lead on the short-lived Fox sitcom Flying Blind, Leoni headlined her own multi-camera comedy series, the 1995 The Naked Truth, which ran for three seasons, one on ABC and two on NBC. Leoni went on to star in the CBS drama series Madam Secretary, which aired for six seasons. Since returning to acting a couple of years ago following a break, she did a season-long arc on the most recent fifth season of Hulu's Only Murders In the Building after first appearing in the Season 4 finale. Newlyweds marks Tea Leoni's first return to multi-camera comedy since her stint on The Naked Truth. (ANI)
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