NBC has greenlit the comedy series “Stumble,” Variety has learned.
Originally ordered to pilot back in March, the series is set in the world of competitive cheerleading. The cast includes Jenn Lyon, Taran Killam, Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar, and Georgie Murphy. Kristin Chenoweth will recur.
The official logline for the series states, “Coach Courteney Potter (Lyon) is determined to rally her newly recruited junior college cheer squad to win her record-breaking 15th championship and improve their lives along the way.”
“Stumble” hails from writers and executive producers Jeff Astrof and Liz Astrof. Dana Honor is executive producing via Defining Eve Productions, with cheerleading coach Monica Aldama also executive producing. Jeff Blitz directed and executive produced the pilot. Universal Television is the studio.
No official launch date for “Stumble” has been set at the time of this publishing, but NBC does still have two open timeslots on its fall schedule. With the release of their fall schedule, NBC left open slots on both Mondays and Fridays starting in November following returning comedies “St. Denis Medical” and “Happy’s Place.”
“Stumble” could potentially take one of those spots, though the network also has the comedy “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe waiting on a premiere date as well. NBC also has an untitled pilot set at a Native American community center from Sierra Teller Ornelas, Jackie Keliiaa, and Bobby Wilson still in contention.
NBC axed a large number of shows going into their upfront presentation earlier this year, including comedies “Night Court” and “Lopez vs. Lopez.” The network also canceled a large number of dramas, including freshman shows “Suits LA” and ““Grosse Pointe Garden Society.”