Oscar-winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis fulfilled two wishes with her new television project, “Newlyweds”: being the boss and returning to the set of a sitcom.
Starring Tea Leoni and Tim Daly, the comedy, which premieres in October on NBC, centers on an impulsive romance between a middle-aged couple who tie the knot after just a few days together.
Curtis, who has an extensive film and television resume, said the multi-camera sitcom appealed to her to the point of having previously “begged” her agents for such an opportunity.
“It was my favorite job. I love… every aspect of it. The dance with the cameras, the idea that you actually get to rehearse something and work it and learn a joke and play it,” she told reporters.
“And I just never got to do it. And so I just decided to basically kind of create my own job and met Gail,” she added, referring to “Will & Grace” screenwriter Gail Lerner.
The comedy, in which Curtis plays an ex-wife, also allowed her to take the reins of a project as a producer, something she had long desired.
“I’ve wanted to be a boss my whole life,” she said. “I’ve been waiting my whole life, literally, to be able to manifest ideas and bring what I love about what I do into the workplace.
“I like to refer to myself as the HBIC head bitch in charge,” she laughed.
For Leoni and Daly, who are married in real life, the series also marked a return to the small screen as a couple, after working together in the political drama “Madam Secretary.”
“We’ve done this, this particular medium, and loved it, and we wanted to spend our days together,” said Daly, 70.
“Newlyweds” is part of the lineup for the coming months that NBCUniversal revealed to the media this week in Los Angeles at its “Backlot Pass” presentation.
The event also offered glimpses of “Crystal Lake,” the prequel to the “Friday the 13th” horror franchise, starring Linda Cardellini, which will arrive on Peacock in October.
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