Wendy McLendon-Covey, who played ’80s matriarch Beverly Goldberg on ABC’s “The Goldbergs” for the past 10 years, will lead the cast of hospital comedy “St. Dennis Medical,” TheWrap confirmed on Friday.
NBC has ordered a pilot from “Superstore” writers Justin Spitzer and Eric Ledgin, with Ruben Fletcher set to direct.
The series is a sitcom with McLendon-Covey as the frustrated executive director of an underfunded and understaffed hospital in Oregon where dedicated doctors and nurses do their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity.
“The Goldbergs” concluded its 10th and final season on May 3. For her role as the gung-ho, sweater-obsessed Beverly, McLendon-Covey received two Critics’ Choice TV nominations. Following George Segal’s death in 2021, Albert “Pops” Solomon, and Jeff’s exit in 2022, he bid farewell to two key characters to the fort behind the scenes and in front of the camera as head and executive producers. Garlin, who played Beverly’s husband Murray.
McLendon-Covey has been resubmitted by UTA, her manager Gladys Gonzalez and attorney David Krantzman. She currently appears in the film “Paint” opposite Owen Wilson. Her other films include “Bridesmaids,” “Hello, My Name Is Doris,” and “Barb and Starr Go to Vista Del Mar.” She began her TV career with “Reno 911!” But started regularly.
Spitzer will executive produce ‘St. Dennis Medical” through his Universal TV-based Spitzer Holding Company with Ledgin and Simon Heuer, head of TV development at Spitzer Holding Company. Universal Television Studios.
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