Amy Poehler Sells Comedy Series 'Baby' to NBC, Renews Deal With Universal TV

Amy Poehler and her Paper Kite Productions banner have landed a pilot production commitment for a new comedy series called “Baby” starring Seann William Scott, TheWrap has learned.

The new show, which is part of Poehler’s renewed deal with Universal Television, stars Scott as the youngest male in an organize-crime family comprised entirely of women. Though he’s tough at work, his mother and seven older sisters push him around at home.

Craig DiGregorio will write and executive produce along with Scott, Poehler, Brooke Posch, Dave Becky and Nick Frenkel. The show will be produced by Universal Television, Paper Kite Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment.

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“Amy has been at the very top of our roster of producers at Universal Television for some time now and we’re so happy to renew and expand our relationship with her for our two studios,” NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt said. “For many years she’s been part of the NBCU family, first with ‘Saturday Night Live’ and then, of course, with the stellar ‘Parks and Recreation,’ so it only seems fitting that she remain with the company. We look forward to a variety of projects from her for NBC and other networks as she extends her creative vision into more producing and directing.”

Poehler is a Golden Globe-winning actress, having won in 2014 for her role as Leslie Knope in NBC’s critically acclaimed comedy “Parks and Recreation.”

She has been nominated for an Emmy Award five times for the same role, as well as being nominated an additional six times as either writer or host of the Golden Globe Awards. Poehler was also nominated twice as supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as a cast member on “Saturday Night Live” and spent eight seasons on the iconic late-night sketch series.

'Parks and Recreation' Finale: A Look at Leslie Knope's Political Record (Photos)

Leslie Knope got her start in politics as the deputy director of the Pawnee Parks & Recreation Department, serving under the vehemently anti-government Ron Swanson.
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Her first major undertaking was trying to fill a dangerous hole in Pawnee, Indiana, after Andy Dwyer (Chris Pratt) had fallen into the pit and broke his legs.
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She was always trying to do good in her community. In Season 3, for instance, she brought a famous (for Pawnee) miniature horse to the Harvest Festival, hoping it would help her raise money for the town.
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Knope eventually ran for city councilor, running on a pro-government platform, as she believes her function as a government employee is to serve the people.
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She was elected city councilor on Season 4 by 21 votes, and her new mission was to make Pawnee healthier.
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Among her proposals was a soda tax, which she thought would help lower her town's obesity rate.
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Despite her own feelings toward her hometown's arch-rival, Leslie saved Eagleton from bankruptcy by merging the two towns together.
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She was also was a big fan of being prepared, as exhibited when she led her town through an emergency preparedness drill (launched, of course, by her arch-rival Jeremy Jamm).
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Throughout, she of course always stayed committed to cleaning up the parks.
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But the citizens didn't like her changes and in Season 5 she was voted out of office in a recall election. She would then rejoin her old friends in the Parks Department.
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But Knope was recruited by the federal government to serve a greater purpose -- to become deputy director of the Midwestern branch of the National Parks Service.
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Knope then set her mind on a new goal: to bring a national park to her beloved town of Pawnee, Indiana.
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But what's next for the hopelessly optomistic politician? How will it all end? She did always hope to become the first female president of the United States.
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As Amy Poehler’s iconic NBC character tries to tie a bow on her political career on Tuesday’s finale, we look back at the path she took to get here

Leslie Knope got her start in politics as the deputy director of the Pawnee Parks & Recreation Department, serving under the vehemently anti-government Ron Swanson.

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'Parks and Recreation' Finale: A Look at Leslie Knope's Political Record (Photos)

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