Summary
A new mockumentary-style medical comedy series starringThe Goldbergs’Wendi McLendon-Covey could be an even better follow-up toThe Officethan its spinoff series because of a critical detail. The new series,St. Denis Medical, will be part of NBC’s Fall 2024-2025 lineup, scoring a Tuesday night spot. Wendi McLendon-Covey, who played the Beverly Goldberg character in thecast ofThe Goldbergs,has a starring role in NBC’s inventive new show. McLendon-Covey will make her return to network TV as Joyce, the executive director of the series' titular medical center and a former oncologist.
ABC’sThe Goldbergsended after 10 seasons in 2023, but Wendi McLendon-Covey’s follow-up role could be a hit.The show was compared to the central NBC comedy seriesThe OfficeandParks and Recin a new trailer circulating ahead of the series debut. The comparison gives NBC’s new flick big shoes to fill, but it also evokes comparisons between the new medical series andThe Officerevivalcoming to Peacock in 2024. The premise for the reboot’s setting is that a documentary crew will follow around a struggling newspaper trying to bounce back.
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St. Denis Medical Follows The Office’s Mockumentary Format
St. Denis Medical Is NBC and Wendi McLendon-Covey’s New Comedy Series
St. Denis Medicalis NBC’s new medical comedy series. TheSt. Denis Medicaltrailerput the series in the same league as its hit show,The Office,and the comparison makes sense for a few reasons. Namely,NBC’s new medical comedy will follow the mockumentary-style formatThe Officewas known for. Similarly, the mockumentary-style format will infiltrate a workplace setting, and the comedy styles of the series appear to be similar. In theSt. Denis Medicaltrailer, the characters deliver the same ridiculous hijinks and deadpan humor that are quintessentialThe Office.
St. Denis Medical Will Be On NBC; The Office’s New Series Will Be On Peacock
St. Denis Medical And The Original American The Office Series Aired On NBC
Format aside, NBC’s comparison ofSt. Denis MedicaltoThe Officemakes sense for another significant reason.St. Denis Medicalwill air on NBC likeThe Office,guaranteeing it will have the sizable number of episodes necessary for a network TV season, likely 16 or more. On the other hand,The Office’s new series will stream on Peacock. The streaming format likely means the series will have closer to 10 episodes, with no guarantee that it will be considered for a second season.St. Denis Medical’s NBC positioning means it will have the same treatment as Steve Carell’s comedy series.
TheSt. Denis Medicalcast includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Mekki Leeper, Kaliko Kauahi, and Kahyun Kim.
With its NBC slot and preemptive comparisons to Steve Carell’s beloved sitcom,St. Denis Medicalmay be a more promising follow-up toThe Officethan its reboot and worth a watch for fans of the series. The new comedy was co-created by Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer. The latter is known as the creator of NBC’sThe Superstoreand worked onThe OfficeandScrubs,which will surely inform hisSt. Denis Medicalworld-building. The new series will test its wings on Tuesday, November 12, when it premieres.
