The Goldbergs has been a comedy mainstay for ABC for a decade now, however the sitcom is slated to wrap with its present tenth season. Within the case of 1 star, the tip of The Goldbergs doesn’t essentially imply leaving primetime for very lengthy. Wendi McLendon-Covey, who has performed Beverly Goldberg from the start of the sequence, has landed a brand new TV venture that might carry her again to community tv… though not her longtime house at ABC.
The cancellation of The Goldbergs (which may very well be excellent news for followers of Abbott Elementary) was introduced again in February, marking the tip of ABC’s longest-running present comedy and second longest-running present scripted present, coming in behind medical drama Gray’s Anatomy. Whereas Wendi McLendon-Covey has been portraying Beverly Goldberg since again in 2013, she’s set to star in a pilot that may take her to NBC.
The actress has been solid within the pilot for a brand new sitcom, known as St. Denis Medical. In accordance with Deadline, the present could be a mockumentary set in an Oregon hospital critically missing in funds and employees. Wendi McLendon-Covey will play the oncological surgeon-turned-executive director of the hospital with goals of the longer term that she has but to attain. The medical doctors and nurses at this explicit hospital are devoted to treating their sufferers, within the face of main challenges.
Truthfully, if not for the affirmation that St. Denis Medical is a comedy and the casting of veteran comedic actress Wendi McLendon-Covey (greatest identified on TV previous to The Goldbergs for her work on Reno 911!), the brand new present may sound extra like a medical drama than a mockumentary. It gained’t be the actress’ first venture within the mockumentary format, nonetheless, as Reno 911! was produced in that model as nicely.
St. Denis Medical is just within the pilot stage at this level, so there’s no assure that Wendi McLendon-Covey will make a triumphant return to primetime shortly after the tip of her present present. That stated, the pilot is being written by Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, who’ve notable sitcom credit on Superstore and American Auto already, so the venture ought to have some sturdy writing behind it. One other Superstore alum will direct the pilot: Venom director Ruben Fleischer.
On the time of writing, Wendi McLendon-Covey hasn’t launched an announcement about her new venture, however a fast caption on Instagram says lots:
Whereas it’s a lot too quickly to say whether or not or not St. Denis Medical will obtain a sequence order for NBC, followers aren’t shedding Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg simply but. The Goldbergs Season 10 returned within the 2023 TV premiere schedule on January 11, and continues telling tales within the wake of Jeff Garlin’s departure because the Goldberg patriarch.
The sitcom established that Murray died off-screen between Seasons 9 and 10, which isn’t the primary time that the Goldberg household has handled tragedy. Within the wake of George Segal’s demise, The Goldbergs stated an emotional goodbye to his character within the premiere of Season 9. It appears secure to say that the present nonetheless has some emotional storylines to associate with the laughs within the remaining episodes of Season 10.
So, whereas ready for information of whether or not Wendi McLendon-Covey will star in an NBC sequence after the tip of her time on ABC, maintain tuning in to new episodes of The Goldbergs on Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. ET. You may also revisit earlier seasons of the sequence streaming with a Hulu subscription