Netflix Orders New Comedy ‘Friends From College’

Netflix has announced a new comedy series, “Friends from College,” from Nick Stoller (“Neighbors,” “Neighbors: Sorority Rising,” “Forgetting Sarah Marshall”) and Francesca Delbanco. The husband and wife team will serve as executive producers and writers on the series and Stoller will also direct all eight episodes. Production will begin this fall in New York.

“Friends From College” will center on a group of friends who went to Harvard together and are now facing down their forties and experiencing a range of success, or lack thereof, both professionally and domestically. With interwoven and oftentimes complicated relationships with one another, the series is a comedic exploration of old friendships, former romantic entanglements and balancing adult life with nostalgia for the past.

“Nick is a comedic mastermind. With Friends from College, he and Francesca have created a world that is both moving and very, very funny. We are thrilled to be working with them and this incredible cast, and look forward to audiences around the world laughing with and at these relatable characters,” said Cindy Holland, Netflix Vice President of Original Content.

The cast will include Keegan-Michael Key (“Key & Peele”), Cobie Smulders (“How I Met Your Mother”), Annie Parisse (“Vinyl”), Nat Faxon (“American Dad,” “Ben & Kate”), Fred Savage (“The Grinder,” “The Wonder Years”) and Jae Suh Park (“The Mindy Project,” “The Big Short”).