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Tim Daly to Star Opposite Téa Leoni in NBC Multi-Cam Pilot 'Newlyweds'

The later-in-life rom-com from Gail Lerner is set at Universal Television with Pam Fryman directing.

Overview

  • Daly will play Tony, a buttoned-up and recently divorced professor who impulsively marries free-spirited Jeanie after a whirlwind courtship, according to the logline.
  • The casting reunites Daly and Leoni on screen for the first time since their July 2025 marriage and their earlier pairing as spouses on CBS’s Madam Secretary.
  • Pam Fryman will executive produce and direct the pilot for Universal Television, the studio behind the project.
  • The series is created by writer–executive producer Gail Lerner with co-creator Jamie Lee Curtis, and executive producers include Eric Tannenbaum, Kim Tannenbaum, Scott Schwartz and Lionsgate Television, with Leoni also serving as a producer.
  • The project remains at the pilot stage for NBC’s 2026–27 consideration, and Deadline reports—unconfirmed elsewhere—that Curtis is expected to appear in a supporting or guest role as Tony’s ex-wife.