‘The Crew’: Kevin James NASCAR sitcom revs up with N.J.’s Jillian Mueller
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
Posted Feb 13, 2021
Jillian Mueller as Catherine Spencer in Netflix s The Crew. The role is her first major TV part after performing on Broadway since she was 12.Eric Liebowitz | Netflix
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As the understudy in Broadway’s “Pretty Woman,” Jillian Mueller didn’t often get to perform as Vivian Ward, Julia Roberts’ character from the movie.
But one day in 2019, just 10 minutes into a matinee, lead actress Samantha Barks got sick and ran offstage mid-song, bringing the show to a halt.
Mueller had 10 minutes to get dressed and take the stage.
Netflix officially put the spotlight on Kevin James and his upcoming comedy flick The Crew.
One month before The Crew arrives on Netflix in February 2021, the streaming giant shared the first look at the series on its official YouTube Channel. The Crew stars Kevin James as the crew chief for a NASCAR team. When the owner steps down and passes the team off to his daughter, James has to protect himself and his crew from her attempts to modernize the team, the description read.
The comedian is set to lead the fictional Bobby Spencer Racing team on the sitcom. The Crew trailer also revealed that James series will be available for viewing on February 15, following the release of Daytona 500 on Valentine s Day.
Following yesterday’s
numerous reveals, Netflix is back with another big drop of news about the streaming service’s upcoming content. Included in this round is the Gal Gadot spy thriller
Heart of Stone, the
Selena: The Series Part Two, as well as more trailers.
Heart of Stone
Heart of Stone, according to Deadline. Directed by Tom Harper (
The Aeronauts,
Heart of Stone will star Gal Gadot.
Written by Greg Rucka (
Hidden Figures),
Heart of Stone will be produced by Skydance Media’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, along with Gadot and her Pilot Wave producing partner Jaron Varsano, Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn.