Eddie Murphy Is Officially Making TV History In Mad Men Creator’s Next Series

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Eddie Murphy at the The Pickup LA premiere

Published Oct 1, 2026, 8:02 PM EDT

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Eddie Murphy and Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner are making TV history together.

Before Murphy starred in popular movies like 48 Hrs., Beverly Hills Cop, Trading Places, and Coming to America, he was a young comedian who first grabbed widespread attention on Saturday Night Live. Since he exited NBC’s iconic sketch comedy series, Murphy has primarily stayed in the film realm. However, this partnership with Weiner is primed to bring him back to TV in a significant way.

According to Deadline, Murphy is set to star in Weiner’s new TV show The Chairman, which is being developed for Peacock. This will mark Murphy’s first time starring in a live-action scripted series. This will mark Murphy’s first time starring in a live-action scripted series. Aside from his four-season stint on SNL, Murphy’s only other lengthy TV run was voicing Thurgood Stubbs in the animated sitcom The PJs, which aired from 1999 to 2001.

No plot details for The Chairman have been revealed yet, but if Peacock moves forward with the drama series, it will be Weiner’s first show since Prime Video’s The Romanoffs in 2018. Along with that and the Emmy Award-winning Mad Men, which ran for seven seasons from 2007 to 2015 on AMC, the TV talent’s other credits Becker, Andy Richter Controls the Universe, and The Sopranos. In addition to their respective acting and scripting duties, Murphy and Weiner are executive producing The Chairman.

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