Ally McBeal alum Greg Germann has been tapped to replace Daily Show correspondent Aasif Mandvi in NBC’s comedy pilot The Gates, TVLine has learned.
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The project is set at the front gates of an elementary school drop-off and revolves around the parents, school staff and 15-minute social minefield they navigate at the beginning and end of each school day. It centers on type-A Helen (Kathleen Rose Perkins), who just moved to town with her husband Mark (Ken Marino) and their 8-year-old daughter.
Germann takes over the role of the super-driven, competitive Yale-educated lawyer who pushes his kids way too hard. Producers made the change after the first table read.
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