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Nearly a decade after its final episode aired in 2013, 30 Rock is coming back to NBC. The stars of the workplace comedy are returning to star in an hourlong upfront special highlighting the stories and talent featured in the 2020-21 NBCUniversal season.
The new, remotely-produced episode will feature Tina Fey (Liz Lemon), Tracy Morgan (Tracy Jordan), Jane Krakowski (Jenna Maroney), Alec Baldwin (Jack Donaghy), Jack McBrayer (Kenneth Parcell) and more, all returning to their 30 Rock roles. Saturday Night Live‘s Oz Rodriguez will direct the special.
“We’re all happy to have this excuse to (remotely) work together again for NBC,” said 30 Rock creators Fey and Robert Carlock. “To quote Kenneth the Page, there are only two things we love in this world, television and everyone.”
The event doubles as a 30 Rock reunion special and a preview for NBC’s new season, so guest stars from outside of the show will appear along with the main cast. Talent from new and returning programming at NBC, Telemundo, USA Network, SYFY, E!, Bravo, and other networks are expected to join.
“We put our fans first in everything we do at NBCUniversal, so of course our audiences are at the heart of our reimagined upfront experience,” said Josh Feldman, executive VP and head of marketing & advertising creative at NBCUniversal. “This very special 30 Rock event will bring together video, advertising, and humor to show the world the power of One Platform in a whole new way.”
NBC’s 30 Rock special comes after April’s Parks and Recreation reunion, which featured the original cast in an all-new episode, also filmed and produced remotely. While the 30 Rock event will promote NBC’s programming, the Parks and Recreation episode raised money for charity.
The 30 Rock upfront special airs commercial-free July 16 at 8/7c on NBC. It will be re-broadcast July 17 at 9/8c across USA, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, SYFY, and CNBC, and will be available to watch on Peacock, NBC’s new streaming service launching July 15.
