Billy Gardell could be back in a leading role of his own CBS series before you know it. Gardell is attached to star in a comedy series that has received a pilot production commitment at the broadcaster. The project is titled Bob Hearts Abishola. Gardell would play a man who has a heart attack and falls in love with his Nigerian nurse. He then sets his sights on getting her to give him a chance.
The series hails from writers Chuck Lorre, Eddie Gorodetsky, Al Higgins, and Gina Yashere, with Lorre, Gorodetsky, and Higgins also serving as executive producers. Chuck Lorre Productions Inc. will produce in association with Warner Bros. Television, where Lorre is under an overall deal.
Gardell previously starred in the CBS sitcom Mike & Molly opposite Melissa McCarthy, which ran for six seasons on the network beginning in 2010.
