The Peacock Comedy Girls5eva created and written by Meredith Scardino and executive produced by Tina Fey will drop on the NBC streaming platform on Thursday, May 6. The show follows a one-hit-wonder group from the 90’s who find a second life when a young rapper samples their music. Girls5eva reunite to give pop star stardom another shot while being grown women. The show follows their attempt at a comeback while balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents and shoulder pain. Check out the trailer in the player below!
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Sara Bareilles (Waitress the Musical), Renée Elise Goldsberry (Hamilton), Paula Pell (Bless the Harts) and Busy Philipps (Vice Principals) star as the remaining members of the group who try to bring back Girls5eva. With Bareilles and Goldsberry on deck we are high key anticipating fantastic and fun songs with killer vocals from the stars!
Watch Girl5eva’s rise to fame and reunite for some less-than-pretty attempts to return to their glory days. Together they find inspiration and confidence in each other to make a new stand and knock audiences off their feet. And likely quite literally.
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The series stars Grammy Award-winner and Tony and Emmy Award-nominated singer Sara Bareilles, Grammy and Tony Award-winning actress and singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, Emmy winning Saturday Night Live mainstay and comedy icon Paula Pell, and New York Times Best-Selling author, actor, activist, writer and host Busy Philipps. Meredith Scardino serves as creator and executive producer for the series. Jeff Richmond, Tina Fey (Little Stranger, Inc.), Robert Carlock (Bevel Gears), David Miner (3 Arts Entertainment), Eric Gurian (Little Stranger) also serve as executive producers.
