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NBC sets Feb. 8 premiere for Jake Johnson comedy ‘Sunset P.I.’

NBC will premiere ‘Sunset P.I.’ on Feb. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, with episodes arriving on Peacock the following day. Jake Johnson leads the single-camera comedy about a Hollywood private-investigation agency.

NBC sets Feb. 8 premiere for Jake Johnson comedy ‘Sunset P.I.’
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NBC will premiere “Sunset P.I.” on Feb. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, adding a new single-camera comedy to the network’s 2026-27 schedule. Episodes will stream on Peacock the following day.

The series stars Jake Johnson as Mickey Wilder, a private investigator working alongside the employees of a Hollywood detective agency. The cast also includes Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David.

A workplace comedy set at a detective agency

“Sunset P.I.” was created by Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, who are executive producers on the series. Akiva Schaffer directed and executive produced the pilot. Universal Television is the studio.

The show follows the agency’s investigators as they handle their professional work in the entertainment capital. NBC describes the program as a workplace comedy centered on Mickey Wilder and the other private investigators at the firm.

  • Premiere: Feb. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
  • Streaming: Peacock the following day
  • Format: Single-camera comedy
  • Lead cast: Jake Johnson, Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David

Part of NBC’s new series lineup

NBC developed “Sunset P.I.” during the network’s most recent pilot season and ordered it to series in May. It is one of four new series NBC ordered for the 2026-27 season.

The other new programs are the cop drama “Line of Fire,” a reboot of “The Rockford Files” starring David Boreanaz and the multicamera comedy “Newlyweds.”

The Feb. 8 premiere will give the series a network television launch before its episodes move to Peacock for streaming. NBC has also released first-look images from the production.

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