ST. DENIS MEDICAL Creators Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer Preview Their New NBC Comedy

After finding success with workplace comedies like THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK, PARKS & REC, and SUPERSTORE, NBC is hoping they’ve found the next show to add to that list: ST. DENIS MEDICAL.

The series (which debuts Tuesday, November 12 at 8/7c with two episodes) is a mockumentary-style show, set at a ragtag Oregon hospital, where the doctors, nurses, and administrators struggle to treat the patients and keep the hospital afloat. (The ensemble includes Wendi McLendon-Covey, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper, and Kaliko Kauahi.)

At the helm are co-creators Eric Ledgin and Justin Spitzer, who have built up an impressive resume over the past couple of decades: Spitzer created SUPERSTORE and AMERICAN AUTO (and worked on THE OFFICE); Ledgin, who is the official showrunner for ST. DENIS MEDICAL, wrote on SUPERSTORE, IT’S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA, and RUTHERFORD FALLS, as well as serving as the #2 on AMERICAN AUTO.

Here, Ledgin and Spitzer—who sat down with Give Me My Remote over the summer at TCA—preview their new series, share insight into the long process to get season 1 on the air, and more. Read more

SUPERSTORE Creator Explains the Show’s Unconventional Original Title

Naming anything is difficult, but when it comes to a show, the pressure is immense: you have to appropriately capture what the show is, and, if possible, do it in the exact correct amount of words so it can be easily referenced, but not be forgettable.

For NBC’s SUPERSTORE, the title fits. It’s clear it’s about a big-box store and about the ensemble versus singling out a character or characters. But when Justin Spitzer was creating the comedy, he originally had a very different name in mind. Read more

SUPERSTORE Post-Mortem: Justin Spitzer on the Premiere Reveal

[This post contains spoilers for the season 4 premiere of SUPERSTORE.]

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