LOS ANGELES, Nov 23: Tina Fey and Ellie Kemper’s sitcom ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ is moving from NBC to Netflix.
Netflix announced that it has acquired the comedy series from NBC, and has preemptively renewed it for a second season, reported Deadline.
‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ had been expected to premiere in NBC’s primetime lineup in the spring of 2015.
Fey re-teamed with former ’30 Rock’ showrunner Robert Carlock for Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, which casts ‘The Office’ star Kemper as an escaped cult member.
NBC chairman Robert Greenblatt said, “When the opportunity arose for Tina Fey and Robert Carlock to premiere their new show on Netflix with a two-season commitment, we decided this was the best possible scenario to launch this captivating new series.
The series sees Kimmy Schmidt searching for romance and friendship in New York City after being rescued from a cult.
Former ’30 Rock’ stars Tituss Burgess and Jane Krakowski will both appear in the new series, with Burgess playing a singer who rents a room to Kimmy.
Fey and Carlock’s previous series ’30 Rock’ earned 16 Primetime Emmy Awards in its original run from 2006 to 2013. (PTI)
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