"Can a comedy sustain the things that we're trying to talk about? I don't know," the star mused, in reference to real-life police brutality.
"It could be a really groundbreaking season that we're all going to be very, very proud of, or we're going to fall flat on our face.
"But I think this is a staff, a cast and a crew that's willing to take it on and give it our best. I think we have a damn good chance to tell the kinds of stories that heretofore have only been seen on grittier shows."
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
is available to stream on Netflix and All4. It can be seen on E4 in the UK or NBC in the US.