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Elizabeth Banks Leads Comedy on Dad's Retirement Romps

7/17/2026

Summary

Story summary

Actress Elizabeth Banks leads a comedy series that added actor Hamish Linklater, comedian Michelle Buteau and actor Simu Liu to the cast.
Creator Liz Heldens and creator Matt Ward developed the series, which follows Heidi (actress Elizabeth Banks), a divorced mother confronting her father actor Ted Danson’s retirement-community sexcapades.
Filming will begin in Los Angeles later this year under director Jonathan Krisel, who will also executive produce the pilot.

History

Historical Context

In September 1985 NBC launched The Golden Girls, a sitcom created by Susan Harris that placed four retired women in a Miami house, a demographic NBC had never highlighted. The show’s strong debut—25.0 rating reaching 21.5 million homes—and its seven-season, 180-episode run proved senior-centric comedy could draw national audiences. Elizabeth Banks’ new series draws on that legacy to court multigenerational viewers on streaming platforms.

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Story summary

Actress Elizabeth Banks leads a comedy series that added actor Hamish Linklater, comedian Michelle Buteau and actor Simu Liu to the cast.
Creator Liz Heldens and creator Matt Ward developed the series, which follows Heidi (actress Elizabeth Banks), a divorced mother confronting her father actor Ted Danson’s retirement-community sexcapades.
Filming will begin in Los Angeles later this year under director Jonathan Krisel, who will also executive produce the pilot.

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