{"id":49164,"date":"2025-07-31T03:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49164\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T03:49:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T03:49:08","slug":"nbc-developing-hotel-comedy-from-andy-gordon-maria-ferrari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/49164\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC Developing Hotel Comedy From Andy Gordon &#038; Maria Ferrari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc\" data-tag=\"nbc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NBC<\/a> is developing a new comedy about an ex-pat who runs a hotel full of American foreign exchange students in Greece.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCreated by <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/maria-ferrari\/\" id=\"auto-tag_maria-ferrari\" data-tag=\"maria-ferrari\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maria Ferrari<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/andy-gordon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andy-gordon\" data-tag=\"andy-gordon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Gordon<\/a>, Hotel Sofia will be a multi-camera sitcom that follows the female hotel owner, who dispenses wisdom as she works to rebuild\u00a0her own life. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/susan-rovner\/\" id=\"auto-tag_susan-rovner\" data-tag=\"susan-rovner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Susan Rovner<\/a> is executive producing under her <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/aha-studios\/\" id=\"auto-tag_aha-studios\" data-tag=\"aha-studios\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aha Studios<\/a> banner.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/07\/josh-gad-andrew-rannells-stay-tuned-comedy-series-film-hulu-1236473906\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Josh-Gad-Stay-Tuned-and-Andrew-Rannells-.jpg\" alt=\"Josh Gad, 'Stay Tuned' and Andrew Rannells\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/07\/andrea-savage-perf-fox-multi-camera-comedy-1236473601\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/wp-content\/themes\/pmc-deadline-2019\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Andrea-Savage-.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe project marks a reunion of sorts for the three TV veterans. Ferrari and\u00a0Gordon\u00a0were writers on The Big Bang Theory at Warner Bros. TV, where Rovner once served as president. Ferrari\u2019s other credits include co-creating and co-running The United States of Al and writing for Young Sheldon and Call Me Kat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tGordon spent the bulk of his career at NBC as writer and producer for Mad About You, NewsRadio, Just Shoot Me! and DAG, which he co-created.\u00a0He went on to create True Jackson, VP for Nickelodeon and worked on Last Man Standing and Modern Family for ABC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tRELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/05\/josh-schwartz-stephanie-savage-first-look-amazon-barneys-ny-1236390590\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236390590\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Schwartz &amp; Stephanie Savage Strike First-Look Deal With Amazon; Barneys New York Drama In The Works With Susan Rovner As EP<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThis is Rovner\u2019s most recent sale for Aha Studios, which she launched last year. She\u2019s already behind a number of high-profile projects including Barneys New York, a one-hour drama at MGM Amazon, and the CBS cooking series <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/04\/padma-lakshmi-americas-culinary-cup-cbs-1236370814\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1236370814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">America\u2019s Culinary Cup<\/a> starring and executive produced by Padma Lakshmi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tFerrari is represented by CAA. 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