Now that its saved Brooklyn Nine-Nine from extinction, it appears NBC is more than happy to take a victory lap (or two). In preparation for the shows sixth season premiere on January 10, the network is putting a few signature touches on its promotional clips. Case in point? The new teaser for next years season channels one of NBCs best-known properties, Law & Order.
Earlier this month, NBC released another pastiche that clearly took its cues from Die Hard—and in a similar fashion, this weeks clip features Law & Orders deep-voiced narration, only to undercut it with the Brooklyn teams own less inspiring work. Also featured? A brief snippet from Sterling K. Browns guest appearance on the series earlier this year—which doubles as a convenient reminder that Brown, who stars in NBCs This Is Us, is now the shows network neighbor.
For years, passing on the beloved comedy was considered a sign that NBC, once a sitcom powerhouse, had moved its finger a few inches away from the comedic pulse. After its cancellation at Fox earlier this year, Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans rallied almost immediately, and, in a day, NBC came to the rescue and announced it would pick the show up for another season—making it just one of a swiftly growing list of TV shows saved from death by being picked up either by another network or a streaming platform.
Although the series will likely see few changes as it moves to NBC, there will be at least one major departure: Chelsea Peretti will leave the series midway through the season. That, coupled with the abrupt exit of former NBC Entertainment head Bob Greenblatt, leaves the seriess long-term future at NBC a little hazier, even if it does conveniently place Mike Schurs comedy creations—Brooklyn, The Good Place, and the upcoming series Abbys—all in one place. Still, most fans are probably just happy the show will live on for even one more season—and if Jake and the gang have proven anything, its that for all their incompetencies, theyre still a pretty scrappy bunch.
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