Kate & Allie reboot gets a put pilot order at NBC from Never Have I Ever writer Erica Oyama
Another 1980s sitcom staple is getting the reboot treatment, with the beloved series Kate & Allie heading to NBC.
The network has issued a put pilot order for the reboot, meaning the network will have to pay a significant penalty if it does not get a series order.
The updated take on the series hails from writer/producer Erica Oyama, according to Variety, who has recently written for Never Have I Ever and Fresh Off the Boat.
Reboot: Another 1980s sitcom staple is getting the reboot treatment, with the beloved series Kate & Allie heading to NBC
Writer: The updated take on the series hails from writer/producer Erica Oyama, according to Variety , who has recently written for Never Have I Ever and Fresh Off the Boat
Kate & Allie follows the title characters, two divorced best friends who share a household together, raising both their kids.
The dynamic duo prove that they don’t need romance to be successful parents through their unique arrangement.
The original series, created by Sherry Corbin, starred Susan Saint James as Kate McArdle and Jane Curtin as Allie Lowell.
Kids: Kate & Allie follows the title characters, two divorced best friends who share a household together, raising both their kids
The series also starred Ari Meyers as Kate’s daughter Emma and Frederick Koehler and Allison Smith as Allie’s kids, Kate and Jennie.
The show ran for six seasons spanning 122 episodes between 1984 and 1989, with the show’s final season affected by the 1988 Writer’s Guild of America strike.
With NBC issuing a put pilot order, it seems likely that the show will be picked up to series so the network avoids paying a costly penalty.
Kids: The series also starred Ari Meyers as Kate’s daughter Emma and Frederick Koehler and Allison Smith as Allie’s kids, Kate and Jennie
Oyama will executive produce the series with Nahnatchka Khan and Jen Carreras, through their Fierce Baby Productions.
Oyama worked with Khan on Fresh Off the Boat, and they are all currently working together on NBC’s Young Rock, which debuts February 16.
Ben Silverman, Howard T. Owens, Rodney Ferrell, and Gregory Lipstone of Propagate will also executive produce along with Peter Principato and Brian Dobbins.
Producer: Oyama will executive produce the series with Nahnatchka Khan and Jen Carreras, through their Fierce Baby Productions
Oyama has previously served as a writer and producer on TV shows such as NTSF: SD: SUV, Burning Love, Children’s Hospital and The Eric Andre Show.
She also co-wrote the screenplay for the 2018 comedy Dog Days, which was directed by her husband, comedic actor/filmmaker Ken Marino.
Aside from Young Rock, Khan is also reuniting with her Don’t Trust the B**** in Apartment 23 star Krysten Ritter on a series based on the book Serial Killers Anonymous.
Earlier work: Oyama has previously served as a writer and producer on TV shows such as NTSF: SD: SUV, Burning Love, Children’s Hospital and The Eric Andre Show