EXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing a new comedy about an ex-pat who runs a hotel full of American foreign exchange students in Greece.
Created by Maria Ferrari and Andy Gordon, Hotel Sofia will be a multi-camera sitcom that follows the female hotel owner, who dispenses wisdom as she works to rebuild her own life. Susan Rovner is executive producing under her Aha Studios banner.
The project marks a reunion, of sorts, for the three TV veterans. Ferrari and Gordon were both writers on The Big Bang Theory at Warner Bros. TV where Rovner once served as president. Ferrari’s other credits include co-creating and co-running The United States of Al, and writing for Young Sheldon and Call Me Kat.
Gordon spent the bulk of his career at NBC as writer and producer for Mad About You, NewsRadio, Just Shoot Me and DAG, which he co-created. He went on to create True Jackson, VP for Nickelodeon and worked on Last Man Standing and Modern Family for ABC.
This is Rovner’s most recent sale for Aha Studios, which she launched last year. She’s already behind a number of high-profile projects including Barneys New York, a one-hour drama at MGM Amazon, and the CBS cooking series America’s Culinary Cup starring and executive produced by Padma Lakshmi.
Ferrari is represented by CAA. Gordon is represented by UTA and Phil Klein.
