The team revels in their happiness after Ben comes to see Annie.
Production
On June 26, 2020, it received a straight-to-series order of 8 episodes by NBC.[5]
The first star to be cast in the series was Otmara Marrero on July 22, 2020, followed by Parvesh Cheena on July 31, 2020.[6][7] The following month, Keith Powell, Jill Knox, Shakina Nayfack, Ely Henry and Preacher Lawson joined the main cast.[8] Shakina Nayfack's casting made her the first transgender person to have a starring role on a major network comedy production.[9]
On November 2, 2020, NBC canceled the series, amid dwindling viewership, after airing only four episodes and pulled it from the network's schedule, with reruns of Superstore taking its place. The remaining episodes were streamed exclusively on NBC.com and Peacock.[1][10]
Release
On September 10, 2020, NBC released the first official trailer for the series.[11] On August 27, 2020, it was announced that the series would be replacing Brooklyn Nine-Nine in NBC's previously announced Fall schedule and would premiere on October 1, 2020.[12] On September 24, 2020, the series premiere was pushed by one week to October 8, 2020.[13][14]
Reception
Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 67% with an average rating of 6.33/10, based on 9 reviews.[15] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[16]
