‘Go On’ Season 1 Preview: Cast, Plot, and Trailer

Go On Cast
Sarah Baker as Sonia, Julie White as Anne, Matthew Perry as Ryan, Brett Gelman as Mr. K., Laura Benanti as Lauren in 'Go On' - Photo © NBCUniversal, Inc.

Friends star Matthew Perry leads the cast of NBC’s new half-hour comedy Go On. The new comedy will be joining NBC’s primetime lineup on September 11, 2012.

Matthew Perry plays Ryan, John Cho is Steven, Laura Benanti is Lauren, and Julie White is Anne. Tyler James Williams stars as Owen, Suzy Nakamura is Yolanda, and Brett Gelman is Mr K.

The Synopsis: Matthew Perry stars as Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan’s alpha-male boss, Steven (Cho), has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the air.

A reluctant Ryan finds himself in a support group for “life change” where he meets an oddball cast of characters, all with their own backstories filled with varying degrees of loss. On his very first visit, Ryan convinces the group to deviate from their normal session and starts a tournament-style competition (March Sadness!) to find out whose story is the worst. Ryan’s total lack of interest in “the healing process” proves distracting, and he soon butts heads with the by-the-books group leader, Lauren. Back at work, Ryan is confronted with the fact that he hasn’t really processed his grief and realizes Lauren and the other members of the group might be key in helping him move on.