The classic 1980s sitcom
Night Court is getting a sequel, with original star John Larroquette set to return. Deadline reports that NBC is developing a follow-up to the court series that would see Larroquette reprise his role as prosecutor Dan Fielding.
Melissa Rauch, who played Bernadette on
The Big Bang Theory, is executive producing the new series for Warner Bros TV. The new series will focus on Abby Stone, the daughter of Judge Harry Stone from the original series. Abby is described as an “unapologetic optimist” who is following in her late dad’s footsteps as she presides over the night shift of a Manhattan arraignment court.