Christina Kirk will play Jackie, superhero fan and assistant to Tudyk’s Del, buckling under the pressure.
A to Z alum Ben Queen will shepherd the series, executive producing with pilot director Michael Patrick Jann.
We’ll hear more from upfronts, but what should we make of Powerless by the photos?
Following its series order, NBC gave an updated synopsis: It’s when [Hudgens’ character] stands up to one of these larger-than-life figures’s superior, as well as the company owner’s son and “a power-mad disastrous dictator of a boss,” while Community alum Danny Pudi will play Teddy, Emily’s best work friend, trusted confidante and office prankster.