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VIDEO: First Look - Sean Hayes Stars in New NBC Comedy SEAN SAVES THE WORLD

By: May. 13, 2013
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NBC has picked up a comedy starring Broadway vet Sean Hayes and Victor Fresco titled SEAN SAVES THE WORLD. Today NBC released the official trailer for new series. Check it out below!

About SEAN SAVES THE WORLD:

Sean (Sean Hayes, "Will & Grace") is a divorced gay dad who juggles a lot - his successful but demanding career, offbeat employees, pushy mom Lorna (Linda Lavin, "Alice"), and weekends with his teenage daughter, Ellie (Sami Isler). So when his 14-year-old bundle of joy moves in full-time, it's a whole new world. Never one to do anything halfway, Sean's intent on being the best dad ever, so he loads up on parenting how-to books and plans Pinterest-worthy family dinners. But it seems his company's new owner has decided Sean and his team should work longer hours, putting a damper on his homemaking plans and throwing a kink in Sean's perfectly constructed work/life balance. Ellie, a normal girl who wants to hang with her friends and eat on the run, sees this development as a plus. She loves her dad, but he's clearly going overboard. From keeping his boss happy, his employees motivated and enduring his mother's tactless "advice" to raising a smart, grounded and healthy kid, it's going to be a growing experience, to say the least. But if anyone can handle it all, it's Sean. Thomas Lennon ("Reno 911"), Lindsay Sloane ("Weeds") and Echo Kellum ("Ben and Kate") also star. From executive producers Hayes ("Hot in Cleveland," "Grimm") and Todd Milliner ("Hot in Cleveland," "Grimm"), executive producer/director James Burrows ("Friends," "The Big Bang Theory") and writer/producer Victor Fresco ("Go On," "Mad About You"), "Sean Saves the World" is a production of Universal Television and Hazy Mills Productions.

In 2011, Hayes received a Tony nomination for Best Actor in a Musical after making his Broadway debut in the wildly successful "Promises, Promises" alongside Kristin Chenoweth. That same year he won an Emmy Award for hosting the Tony Awards. Previously, Hayes was seen on stage in New York in the New York City Center production of "Damn Yankees" with Jane Krakowski and Cheyenne Jackson. The actor was a guest star in the current season of NBC's Smash.




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