Newly-weds stars real life couple Tea Leoni And Tim Dalybut the new NBC sitcom wasn’t inspired by the events of their marriage.
Newly-wedsReleased in October 2026, it follows the story of Jeanie (Leoni), a free-spirited woman, and buttoned-up professor James (Daly), who quickly get married after a whirlwind romance. Later, Jeanie’s children must figure out their new normal with the help of Poppy (Emma Meisel) and Lolo (Ignacio Diaz-Silverio) – and James’ ex-wife Claudia (Jamie Lee Curtis).
Off-screen, Daly, 70, and Leoni, 60, met while starring on CBS in 2014. Lady Secretary. In the series, Leoni played a former CIA analyst who was summoned to the Secretary of State’s office while he was Daly’s husband.
“I said, ‘That’s a nice girl.’” “She’s also here to do the acting thing,” Daly said on the “Really Famous for Kara Mayer Robinson” podcast in 2021. “He’s not thinking about position or anything like that.”
Daly later touched on the strong bond between them and said: We “So, he looked at me and he saw me. He saw right through me and it really scared the hell out of me because all my defenses and walls came down,” she said in 2026.
Daly and Leoni were together for more than a decade before getting married in 2025. They decided to reunite on Newlyweds, a fictional story not based on the duo’s relationship. Newly-weds originally implemented by the showrunner Gail Lerner – until he announced that he was fired.
“Here’s the good news: I couldn’t be more proud of Newlyweds, the new sitcom I created with Jamie Lee Curtis,” Lerner wrote on Instagram in October. “23.10.10!”
He continued: “The bad news is: I was fired today. The reason given to me was ‘creative differences.’ The cloudy part: I’m so sorry to be separated from the most enjoyable television experience of my life. The cast, crew and writers are second to none.”
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Despite his sudden departure, Lerner wished the show to do well.
“On the bright side: The first six episodes were produced under my leadership, and I wouldn’t change a thing. No one knows what will happen in our Meshugana business, but I predict this series will be groundbreaking,” he continued. “Please check out the first six (and beyond!). If you liked it, please let me know! If you didn’t, keep it to yourself.”
Lerner’s firing occurred two weeks before the premiere, and he was later replaced. Bruce Helford.
Newly-weds It airs Fridays at 8:30pm ET on NBC. after Reba McEntire‘s hit series Mutlu’s Place.