Back in January, NBC announced that had ordered a new sitcom for its 2021-2022 television season called “American Auto,” that would follow the lives of several high-ranking executives at a struggling Detroit car company. Now the network has released the first teaser trailer for American Auto, which appears to be heavily inspired by the tribulations that General Motors experienced in the years following its 2009 bankruptcy.
American Auto will provide a tongue-in-cheek look at the day-to-day dealings of a Detroit-based automotive executive. As we already know, Ana Gasteyer will star in the sitcom and will play the CEO of the fictional Payne Motors, Katherine Hastings. The teaser trailer released this week shows Gasteyer sitting around a boardroom table with her colleagues as they try to decide on an appropriate name for Payne Motors’ latest vehicle. They then poke fun at other automakers for implementing names that don’t translate well to other languages – a real scenario that we’ve seen with vehicles like the Chevy Nova and Mitsubishi Pajero.
Justin Spitzer, the writer and executive producer of the hugely popular NBC comedy “Superstore” is the lead writer for American Auto, while Aaron Kaplan, known for his “American Housewife” series on ABC, serves as executive producer. A special preview of American Auto will air on NBC on December 13th and will go live on the network’s Peacock streaming service on December 14th.
In its description for the show, NBC said American Auto is “set at the headquarters of a major American automotive company in Detroit where a floundering group of executives try to rediscover the company identity amidst a rapidly changing industry.” In addition to Gasteyer, the sitcom’s cast will also include Jon Barinholtz, Harriet Dyer, Humphrey Ker, Michael B. Washington and Tye White.
Check out the teaser trailer embedded below before the show airs in mid-December.
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this will be a pot shot show. Not looking forward to it.
Who cares? It’s a sitcom…
Does anyone really watch network TV for more than football?
My NBC out of Cleveland is blocked by Dish due to contract issues. It has been over a month and I have missed nothing.
NBC need a hit people always resonate with cars let’s hope it good
I can tell from the trailer nobody from the creation / production team would be caught dead in an American car. I’m content with my Dodge truck commercial also known as Yellowstone. Yeah I know, it will always be Sears tower too!
In the second episode they decide to only make fully electric vehicles, and they go bankrupt.
I’ve been in the business since 1988 – trailer looks unrealistically stupid. Too bad because there is huge potential for an interesting and sardonic take on what really goes on “behind the scenes” at the highest levels.
Don’t pay any attention to these negative comments.
I’m looking forward to watching this show.
As far as owning an American car…I am an American and will always love the American auto industry!
It a show that may have laughs in it.. Better than watching school shooting, Or the latest steal on high end stuff. It’s going to have higher ratings then the President speeches. Yes, I’m all about America too!
The show could have potential with good writing. There’s a lot of material to work with in the auto industry. Would love Larry David to take this one.