Netflix announces LA Lakers based workplace comedy series

Netflix announced the that the straight-to-series order is inspired by the ‘front office’ of the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team

Here’s some good news for the fans of the Los Angeles Lakers Basketball team. Netflix has announced a 10 episode workplace comedy series about the 17-time NBA champions. The series is inspired by the ‘front office’ of the LA Lakers and the personal and professional dynamic between the family owners and front office team that together run one of the most iconic franchises in all of sports.

The workplace comedy follows fictional team governor Eliza Reed as she navigates NBA ownership and family drama with her best friend by her side.

The Netflix series will feature a slew of talented television comedy veterans. Elaine Ko (Modern Family) will serve as showrunner, writer and executive producer for the project, while Mindy Kaling (The Mindy Project, The Office, Never Have I Ever) and Howard Klein (The Mindy Project, The Office) will serve as executive producers only. Lakers president Jeanie Buss and Linda Rambis, the team’s executive director, will also serve as executive producers on the series, which will be produced by Jordan Rambis. Mindy Kaling’s Kaling International will serve as the studio in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Kaling is under an overall deal.

Netflix’s upcoming Lakers series is one of several television projects in the works about the basketball team. HBO announced an untitled 1980s drama about the Lakers in 2019 and work on that project appears to be steadily progressing. Reports that surfaced in March showed that Adrien Brody, who starred in films such The Pianist, The Thin Red Line and The Village will portray legendary Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley in the HBO series. A Lakers-focused docuseries is also in the works at Hulu.

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