Native American Community Center Comedy Pilot Not Moving Forward at NBC

NBC has opted not to move forward with the single-cam comedy pilot set at a Native American community center, Variety has learned.

The news comes one day after NBC announced a series pickup for “Stumble,” a comedy set in the world of competitive cheerleading that had also received a pilot order earlier this year. Variety exclusively reported that the community center project had received a pilot order in March.

The untitled comedy hailed from writers Sierra Teller Ornelas, Jackie Keliiaa, and Bobby Wilson. All three were also executive producers, with Teller Ornelas serving as showrunner. Morgan Sackett also executive produced. Tazbah Chavez directed. Universal Television, where both Teller Ornelas and Sackett are under overall deals, was the studio.

The official logline stated the show was “An ensemble comedy set at a Native community center in Oakland, Calif. The employees hustle to keep the lights on while lifting up those in need.”

The cast for the pilot included Jana Schmieding, Wilson, Wes Studi, Rachel Dratch, Frankie Quiñones, Eddie Spears, Brian Bahe, and Sienna Tso.

NBC still has two open timeslots on its fall schedule at the time of this publishing. With the release of their fall schedule, NBC left open slots on both Mondays and Fridays starting in November following returning comedies “St. Denis Medical” and “Happy’s Place.” “Stumble” could potentially take one of those spots, and the network also has the comedy “The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins” starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe waiting on a premiere date.