Leah Remini (Kevin Can Wait) has been cast to star in FOX's untitled multi-camera Middle America family comedy from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia's Rob McElhenney and Rob Rosell (who will write the pilot and executive the comedy) for 20th Century Fox Television. The pilot, first ordered ordered in May, is part of FOX's off-cycle slate so it's in contention for midseason or even beyond that per The Hollywood Reporter.
The untitled comedy revolves around a woman, her ex-husband and her new wife, who all work together to raise a family in middle America.
Remini will play Jean, who considers herself a patriot who loves her country and firmly believes in everyone’s right to be left alone. Jean in many ways fits the stereotype of a typical conservative. However, she leads a very progressive lifestyle as she is now married to a woman, Betty. Together, they’re raising Jean’s two boys with the help of the boys’ father and Jean’s ex-husband, Richie, who currently lives in the garage.
