Jenn Lyon’s Courteney Potter is looking for “tumblers and stumblers” in the first trailer for upcoming NBC comedy Stumble.
The network is premiering the series, which was picked up in May, on November 7.
The trailer begins when Lyon’s Potter was “asked to be fired” and finds a new job leading a junior college cheer squad as she attempts to win her record-breaking 15th championship and help some lives along the way.
The series, which comes from veteran comedy showrunners Liz and Jeff Astrof, also stars Taran Killam, Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar and Georgie Murphy. Kristin Chenoweth, who guest starred in the pilot, will be recurring.
Stumble, which has a mockumentary style, will follow Happy’s Place on Fridays as part of two comedy blocks that the network is airing this fall. Peacock series The Paper, a spinoff of The Office, will get a broadcast run behind St. Denis Medical. The network’s other new comedy for the ‘25/26 season, The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, starring Tracy Morgan, will premiere midseason.
“I do think Stumble is going to be a good companion for Happy’s Place because, while Happy’s is a multi cam, and Stumble is a single-cam, in terms of sensibility, we think that those shows are similar,” said Pearlena Igbokwe, Chairman, Television Studios, NBC Entertainment & Peacock Scripted. “I think that both shows present a co-viewing opportunity for the family.“
Liz Astrof and Jeff Astrof executive produce alongside cheerleading coach Monica Aldama, known for her appearance on the Netflix docuseries Cheer, and producer Dana Honor through her Defining Eve Productions. Universal Television is the studio.