NBC develops Coach reboot with Ty Burrell in consideration

NBC is developing a reboot of the sitcom Coach, with Ty Burrell attached as an executive producer and under consideration for the lead role. The project, from Universal Television, remains in development and has not been announced as a series order. Matthew and Daniel Libman are writing and executive producing the project. Burrell, John Fox and John Davis are also executive producers. The premise, described in the project’s official logline, follows a legendary coach returning to Minnesota to rebuild his alma mater’s basketball program and reconnect with the community. The new version shifts the sport from college football, central to the original series, to basketball. Burrell’s potential starring role is not confirmed. He is best known for playing Phil Dunphy on Modern Family. The original Coach aired on ABC from 1989 to 1997, running for nine seasons. Craig T. Nelson starred as Hayden Fox, the head coach of the fictional Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles football team. The series was created by Barry Kemp. The reboot follows an earlier effort to revive the sitcom. NBC ordered 13 episodes of a Coach revival in 2015, with Nelson and Bill Fagerbakke set to return,...