NBC Orders Additional Scripts for Leslye Headland's ASSISTANCE

Deadline.com reports that NBC has ordered three additional scripts for its comedy pilot ASSISTANCE. The project is based on Leslye Headland's (at left) play of the same name, and centers on an idealistic assistant and her attempt to balance her life in The Face of an overbearing boss. The playwright also penned the script.

According to the report, producing studio Universal TV has also extended the options of several of the pilot's cast members, including Krysten Ritter and Alfred Molina.

NBC launched development on the TV comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions last fall.

Playwrights Horizons presented the New York premiere of the play, directed by Trip Cullman and playing February through March this year. The cast featured Michael Esper, Sue Jean Kim, Virginia Kull, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Amy Rosoff and Tony Award nominee Bobby Steggert.

Executive producers for the show include Jessica Elbaum, Owen Burke, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay.

In addition to Assistance, Headland has penned the screenplays for Bachelorette (also a play) and About Last Night, which is in pre-production for Screen Gems. She has also written for the TV series Terriers.

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