Three-time Emmy nominee Kaley Cuoco has lined up her next TV gig.
The Big Bang Theory vet is set to headline and executive-produce Kansas City Star, a half-hour comedy from Hacks masterminds Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky.
According to our sister site Deadline, Kansas City Star, which is nearing a series order, casts Cuoco as “a semi-famous actress who returns to her hometown to work with a regional theater troupe.”
Warner Bros. TV declined to comment for this story.
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Cuoco currently leads the Peacock’s Based on a True Story, which returns for Season 2 on Thursday, Nov. 21. She also continues to voice the title character in the Max animated series Harley Quinn, which is awaiting a Season 5 premiere date.
Following her 12-season run as Penny on CBS’ The Big Bang Theory, Cuoco led (and executive-produced) fellow Max original The Flight Attendant, which earned her two consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress. The series, on which she also served as an EP, earned an Outstanding Comedy Series nod in Season 1.
Meanwhile, Aniello, Downs and Statsky are all Emmy winners for their work on the Max original Hacks, which took home the Outstanding Comedy trophy earlier this year. Season 4 is due out in 2025.
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