NBC has shared first-look photos at its new shows for the 2026-2027 broadcast season.
The network has ordered four new shows for next season: the dramas “Line of Fire” and a reboot of “The Rockford Files,” as well as the comedies “Sunset P.I.” and “Newlyweds.” Both “Line of Fire” and “Newlyweds” will debut this fall, while “Rockford Files” and “Sunset PI” will launch at midseason, per the NBC 2026 fall schedule.
In “The Rockford Files” (see above), David Boreanaz takes over the role of James Rockford from the late James Garner. The logline for the show states, “Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford (Boreanaz) returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles. It doesn’t take long for his quest for legitimacy to land him squarely in the crosshairs of both local police and organized crime.”
Along with Boreanaz, the series Michaela McManus, Felix Solis and Jacki Weaver. Mike Daniels wrote the pilot and serves as executive producer along with Carl Beverly and Sarah Timberman. Chris Leanza is co-executive producer. Greg Mottola directed and executive produce the pilot.
“Line of Fire” follows “A family of law enforcement agents that bridge personal differences and cross professional boundaries as they tackle cases for the FBI, US Marshals, Secret Service and Department of Justice. After a seemingly cut-and-dry case turns into a deadly conspiracy, they must use the expertise from a lifetime of protecting civilians and politicians to protect one another and bring the killer to justice … even if it means betraying their sworn code.”
The series stars Peter Krause, Hope Davis, Kat Cunning, Tommy O’Brien, Taylor Bloom and Charlie Barnett. Josh Safran serves as writer and executive producer, with Jenna Bush Hager and Ben Spector also executive producing. Rebecca Thomas directed and executive produced the pilot.
Little is known about the exact plot of “Sunset P.I.” other than it is set in the world of private investigators in Los Angeles. The quippy logline says the project “continues the proud tradition of Los Angeles private eyes that began with Philip Marlowe and will end with this show.”
Jake Johnson, Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David star in the series, which is written and executive produced by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici. The pilot was directed by the Lonely Island’s Akiva Schaffer.
“Newlyweds” is described as a “later-in-life love story about a free-spirited woman and a buttoned-up professor who marry impetuously after a whirlwind courtship.” It stars real life husband and wife Téa Leoni and Tim Daly, with Jamie Lee Curtis as a recurring guest star.
Gail Lerner serves as writer and executive producer, with Curtis also an executive producer in addition to recurring. Eric and Kim Tannenbaum executive produce for The Tannenbaum Company, along with Scott Schwartz and Lionsgate Television. Pam Fryman directed the pilot.
NBC has already made decisions on the rest of its primetime scripted lineup, including renewing comedies “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins,” “Happy’s Place,” and “St. Denis Medical,” as well as dramas “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.” The broadcaster previously canceled the sophomore medical drama “Brilliant Minds” and freshman comedy “Stumble.” No decision has yet been made on sophomore drama “The Hunting Party.”
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