Iconic Star Wars star Mark Hamill takes to social media to advocate for a canceled NBC sitcom finding a new home, even though he's not in it.
Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has gone to bat for American Auto. The sitcom, which stars Ana Gasteyer, Harriet Dyer, and Jon Barinholtz among others, is a workplace sitcom that follows employees of Detroit's Payne Motors after a clueless new CEO is hired. This month, NBC canceled the series following April's season 2 finale.
Could American Auto Find a New Home? As Hamill states, it's not unprecedented for sitcoms to find new homes after they're canceled at their original networks. In Brooklyn 99's case, it was actually picked up by NBC itself after being canceled at Fox. Formerly canceled NBC sitcoms have also been able to find new homes elsewhere, including Community , Scrubs , and Diff'rent Strokes .
However, there is one factor that may be the nail in the coffin for American Auto. Currently, the 2023 writers strike is still ongoing as the WGA continues to fight for fair compensation, restrictions on AI use, and residuals for streaming titles. Because writers rooms are currently on pause, there aren't many networks and streamers who would likely be happy taking on the risk of a new scripted series at this time.
In addition, even though ABC has a history of picking up NBC sitcoms, their upcoming season is entirely strike-proof, largely comprising unscripted shows. This particular issue is one that has faced many recently canceled shows including CW castoffs like the Supernatural prequel The Winchesters and Walker: Independence. If American Auto ever comes back, it could potentially be after a gap of several years once the writers strike has been settled.
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