EXCLUSIVE: Venerable sitcom director James Burrows has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of ABC’s straight-to-series multi-camera comedy starring Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer and Alec Mapa, from Modern Family co-creator/executive producer Chris Lloyd, executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran and studio 20th Television.This marks a reunion for Burrows and Grammer.
Burrows was director/executive producer on Cheers and director on spinoff Frasier, headlined by Cheers standout Grammer, and helmed the pilots for both shows.
He also directed the pilots and served as executive producer on Grammer’s followup multi-camera comedy series, Back To You, which was co-created by Lloyd, and Partners.The untitled Alec
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