It’s been more than eight years since New Girl ended its seven-season run on Fox. But now, one of its stars is returning to network TV for a new half-hour comedy that promises to be a classic mess-around. Sunset P.I. is set to premiere on NBC early in the New Year, and now we’ve got our first look at the detective comedy and its cast.
The series is set to premiere on February 8, 2027, at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC; new episodes will then stream the next day on Peacock. It takes over the time slot from sophomore Tracy Morgan–Daniel Radcliffe comedy The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which will conclude its second season at the midseason point. It’s one of two detective series on NBC’s midseason schedule; a reboot of the classic James Garner vehicle The Rockford Files will kick off on January 2, with David Boreanaz stepping into the shoes of Jim Rockford.
Sunset P.I. is a workplace comedy; it stars onetime Nick Miller Jake Johnson as Mickey Wilder, a lovelorn Los Angeles private dick who works for the detective agency of the title. It’s run by Julius Royal (Keith David, The Lowdown), an old-school gumshoe who’s somewhat stuck in the past. Wilder works alongside Royal’s lovable son, Justin (Langston Kerman, The Boys); quick-witted investigator Faye (Jane Levy, Evil Dead), and deeply disinterested receptionist Raya (Mary Shalaby). As its logline states, the show is “about a proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show.” The single-camera comedy series’ first season is slated to run ten episodes.
Who Are the Creatives Behind ‘Sunset P.I.’?
Sunset P.I. is created, written, and executive produced by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. Both are longtime sitcom veterans; Goor co-creating Brooklyn Nine-Nine, which Del Tredici served as a writer and producer on. Del Tredici is no stranger to detective comedy, either, having produced the HBO series Bored to Death. It is executive produced by Akiva Schaffer (The Naked Gun), who will also direct its pilot episode.
Sunset P.I. will premiere on Monday, February 8, 2027, at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC; episodes will then stream the next day on Peacock.
via Collider