NBC is reportedly developing a reboot of popular 1990s sitcom Coach , which starred Craig T. Nelson as memorable head football coach Hayden Fox, with the show seeing an impressive run of nine seasons on ABC for a total of 200 episodes.
Now, with NBC taking the baton and star of Modern Family Ty Burrell already slated to executive produce the show, the two-time Emmy winner is also rumored to play the lead in this new iteration of Coach .
The backdrop will remain in Minnesota, but it won’t have anything to do with the original show’s NCAA Division I-A football program , the Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles.
‘Modern Family’ Star Ty Burrell Eyed for NBC Sitcom Revival, With a Couple New Twists
‘Modern Family’ star Ty Burrell is set to co-write and executive produce a ‘Coach’ (1989) reboot in development at NBC, also being eyed to star.
The single-camera series follows a legendary coach who returns home to Minnesota to rebuild his alma mater’s basketball program, with……