'Will & Grace': NBC Revival Order Increased To 12 Episodes

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EXCLUSIVE: NBC wants more Will & Grace. Originally picked up in
January for a 10-episode limited installment, the Emmy-winning
comedy is getting its order expanded and will return next season
with 12 new episodes.

The Will & Grace revival quickly has emerged as one NBC’s top assets
for next season and is featured front and center in the
NBCUniversal’s upfront spots unveiled today, which tout the
company’s entire portfolio of networks (you can watch one of the ads
below).

The new, ninth season of Will & Grace — reuniting original stars
Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes —
stems from the surprise election-themed reunion mini-episode
released on September 26. Done without NBC’s involvement, it
immediately triggered talk of a series revival.

Shepherding the new episodes, which are expected to pick up the
characters’ stories a decade after the 2006 finale, are Will & Grace
creators/executive producers Max Mutchnick and David Kohan as well
as director/executive producer James Burrows.

Co-creator/executive producer Mutchnick was behind the Will & Grace
reunion mini-episode, bringing the cast together and getting the
original set re-assembled in the basement of the lot where the NBC
series filmed. He and Kohan wrote the script, with additional
punch-up work by Will & Grace alums Gary Janetti and Bill Wrubel.

Mutchnick also has a multi-camera comedy pilot at NBC, Relatively
Happy, eyed as a potential companion to Will & Grace.

Will & Grace, which aired from 1998-2006 as one of the last
tentpoles of NBC’s once-venerable Must-See TV comedy lineup, has a
great legacy: In addition to winning 16 Emmys, including best comedy
series, it is credited with paving the way for LGBT characters on
TV, featuring the first openly gay lead characters on a primetime
network series.

Excited to share our @TogetherNBCU campaign ahead of our
2017 Upfront that will air starting 2morrow across our
portfolio #UnequaledNBCU pic.twitter.com/6Hg2MA96XC
— Linda Yaccarino (@lindayacc) April 5, 2017

[Gag! Why won't this mediochre show and Sex and the City go away?]

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