NBC has set premiere dates for its two upcoming comedies: “Young Rock” will debut on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and “Kenan” will debut immediately after on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 8:30 p.m. NBC Announces Tuesday Comedy Lineup ‘YOUNG ROCK’ & ‘KENAN,’ new half-hour series.
“YOUNG ROCK”
- “Young Rock” focuses on different chapters of Dwayne Johnson’s life. From growing up in a strong and resilient family, to being surrounded by the wild characters of his professional wrestling family, to playing football at the University of Miami, the show will explore the crazy rollercoaster that has shaped Dwayne into the man he is today and the larger-than-life characters he’s met along the way.
- Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson, Stacey Leilua, Adrian Groulx, Bradley Constant, Uli Latukefu, Ana Tuisila, Fasitua Amosa and John Tui.
- Co-created by Nahnatchka Khan and Dwayne Johnson, the series will be executive produced by Khan, Johnson, Jeff Chiang, Dany Garcia, Hiram Garcia, Brian Gewirtz and Jennifer Carreras. The show will be produced by Universal Television, Seven Bucks Productions and Fierce Baby Productions.
- Khan and Chiang co-wrote the pilot. Johnson will appear in each episode, and his formative years will be the series’ focus and inspiration.
“KENAN”
- Kenan, a recently widowed host of Atlanta’s #2 morning show, struggles to balance his job and his young daughters despite all the “help” he gets from his father-in-law and his brother/assistant/manager/house guest.
- Starring: Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Kimrie Lewis, Dani Lane, Dannah Lane and Don Johnson star.
- Executive produced by: Lorne Michaels, David Caspe, Jackie Clarke, Kenan Thompson, Ken Whittingham and Andrew Singer.
- “Kenan” is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Broadway Video.
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NBC Announces Tuesday Comedy Lineup ‘YOUNG ROCK’ & ‘KENAN,’ new half-hour series.
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