NBC's Sunset P.I. Adds Five Guest Stars Ahead of February Premiere

Five new faces are joining NBC's Sunset P.I. before it hits the schedule in February.

Spencer Moss, Nelson Franklin, Patrick Gallagher, David Paymer and Wrenn Schmidt will guest star in the Jake Johnson-led comedy, Variety reported. Guest roles mean short stays of one or a few episodes, not full-season contracts.

The show is a half-hour comedy, as Deadline described it. It is shot single-camera, meaning it is filmed like a movie rather than before a live studio audience. The story centres on Mickey Wilder, a private investigator working for a past-its-prime detective agency in Hollywood. Workplace comedy means the humour grows out of the job itself, in this case tailing suspects and chasing clients.

NBC gave the project a series order in May, meaning it committed to a full first season. That order followed a pilot, the first test episode used to sell a series. The network has now slotted the show for February. A slot gives a show a regular home in the weekly schedule so viewers know where to find it.

Moss plays Aylie, Mickey's technologically savvy 14-year-old niece. Franklin plays Kyle, an accountant at a large bio-tech company. Gallagher plays Garr, an LAPD detective encountered at a murder scene.

Paymer portrays Irvin Mandrake, a powerful film producer whose blockbuster hits came in the 1980s. Schmidt plays Cynthia, described as a mysterious woman with sinister intentions. The two round out a guest group that spans family, law enforcement and show business.

They join regulars Jane Levy, Langston Kerman, Mary Shalaby and Keith David, who were previously announced. Johnson leads the ensemble. No premiere date within February has been announced.

The series comes from writers and executive producers Dan Goor and Luke Del Tredici, who previously worked together on Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Executive producers guide both the creative direction and the day-to-day running of a production. The pilot was directed by Akiva Schaffer of the Lonely Island. It is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

For viewers, this means the world around the agency is filling out quickly. Family, police and Hollywood money. You will soon realise how many doors a struggling detective shop has to knock on. Each guest part opens a different door for the agency to walk through.