Eddie Murphy will star in “The President,” a drama series developed by Matthew Weiner at Peacock. If the project is greenlit, it will be his first role in a live-action scripted series.
The script details of “The President” have not been announced yet. The series will be produced by Universal Television and 101 Studios, led by “Yellowstone” executive producer David Glasser, and will be part of a first-look film and television deal at NBCUniversal that began in January. “The President” will also be the first project to emerge from former Paramount boss Chris McCarthy’s deal at NBCUniversal, first reported in November 2025, that puts him in an advisory role on the studio’s relationship with Glasser and 101. Murphy and Weiner are producing “The President.”
Murphy, who began his career as a cast member of “Saturday Night Live” for four seasons from 1980 to 1984, is among the world’s best comedians of all time. He has since focused on comedy specials and movies; His only scripted TV role before “The President” was as a voice-over on the animated series “The PJs,” which he co-created. Her on-screen credits include the “Beverly Hills Cop” series (1984-2024), “Coming to America” (1988), “Harlem Nights” (1989), “Dr. Dolittle” (1998), “Dreamgirls” (2006), “Dolemite Is My Name” (2019) and more.
Weiner is known for creating and serving as showrunner on “Mad Men,” which ran for seven seasons on AMC from 2007 to 2015 and is considered one of the best TV series of all time. He was also the writer and executive producer of “The Sopranos.” His other credits include writing and producing CBS’s “Becker” (1999-2002) and the 2018 Amazon Prime Video anthology series “The Romanoffs,” which he created.