The fate of American Auto is still up in the air, but NBC has confirmed the fate of half-hour comedies Grand Crew and Young Rock. Grand Crew, starring Echo Kellum, Nicole Byer, Aaron Jennings, Justin Cunningham, Carl Tart, and Grasie Mercedes, is closing shop after just two seasons. The third season of Young Rock – based on the life of Dwayne Johnson and starring/executive produced The Rock – is the series’ final season, as NBC has opted not to renew the comedy for season four.
Filling one of the now vacated primetime slots will be St. Denis Medical, a new mockumentary-style comedy that’s just been given a series order by the network. NBC’s announcement of the scheduling moves included this description of the new show: “A mockumentary about an underfunded, understaffed Oregon hospital where the dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.”
St. Denis Medical will star Wendi McClendon-Covey (The Goldbergs), David Alan Grier (Joe Pickett), Allison Tolman (Why Women Kill), Josh Lawson (Superstore), Mekki Leeper (Jury Duty), and Kahyun Kim (Cocaine Bear). Justin Spitzer (Superstore, American Auto) and Eric Ledgin (American Auto, Rutherford Falls) created the series and will serve as writers and executive producers. Ruben Fleischer is the pilot director and executive producer, with Simon Heuer also on board to executive produce.
The network’s new comedy is produced by Spitzer Holding Company for Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
