After premiering earlier this month with a preview of two episodes, NBC’s new comedy Grand Crew will return Jan. 4. Co-starred by Grasie Mercedes, the show follows the lives of six friends navigating the ups and downs of life and love in Los Angeles, who always find time to gather at their favorite bar to “wine down” and unpack it all. 

Mercedes’ character, Fay, is a recently divorced woman who is looking to start fresh in the City of Angels. Fay’s friends in Grand Crew are: Noah (Echo Kellum), a hopeless romantic too eager to settle down; Nicky (Nicole Byer), a go-getter in real estate who is adventurous in romance; Sherm (Carl Tart), a low-key genius who plays the dating odds; Anthony (Aaron Jennings), whose true love is his career; and Wyatt (Justin Cunningham), who is relieved to be married and out of the dating scene.

Mercedes is a Dominican-American actress from New York City who has relocated to Los Angeles. A former improviser and sketch comedy actor, she has appeared in the shows 9-1-1, Good Trouble, Southland, The Affair and Criminal Minds. Mercedes also recently wrapped season two of her podcast Not (Blank) Enough.

The Jan. 4 episode three of Grand Crew will air at 8:30 p.m. ahead of the final season premiere of the multiple-Emmy winning series This Is Us.

To watch the first two episodes click here.

Featured Photo: Grand Crew cast members at the show’s premiere party. From left: Dan Goor, Carl Tart, Nicole Byer, Grasie Mercedes, Justin Cunningham, Aaron Jennings, Echo Kellum, Phil Augusta Jackson at Alta Adams in Los Angeles. (Photo: Trae Patton/NBC)

Check out this video featuring the cast and their characters:

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NBC announced today that Grasie Mercedes has been added to the cast of NBC’s upcoming comedy series Grand Crew. Phil Augusta Jackson (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) will be writing and executive producing along with Dan Goor, who is one of the creators of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Mo Marable will direct and co-executive produce the pilot. 

Mercedes is a Dominican-American transplant from New York City, now living in Los Angeles. Her acting career includes appearances and stints on some of television’s most noted shows including 9-1-1 (FOX), Good Trouble (Freeform), HBO’s The Affair and Criminal Minds (CBS). She also recently wrote on NBC’s Perfect Harmony. 

Grand Crew is set around a group of young professionals trying to navigate the ups and downs of life and love in Los Angeles—always finding time to gather at their favorite bar to “wine down” and unpack it all. The premise, which has proven successful in past series, has Mercedes playing Fay, a recently divorced transplant to Los Angeles who becomes fast friends with the regulars at Eastside Cru. It is refreshing to see an Afro-Latina cast, whether she plays Latina or not. She joins the previously announced cast members Nicole Byer (Tuca & Bertie), Justin Cunningham (When They See Us), Aaron Jennings (Stumptown), Echo Kellum (Arrow) and Carl Tart (Kenan).

In addition to Mercedes recently adding writing to her resume, during the pandemic she executive produced and wrote the podcast Not (Blank) Enough in which she hosted candid conversations with her guests about insecurities and triumphs related to feelings of “not-enoughness.” Season 2 was released in June of 2021.

Mercedes is a former improviser and sketch comedy actor and an alumna of both iO West and UCB. She is repped by CAA and Katie Newman at 3 Arts Entertainment

Grand Crew is produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group. 

Featured Photo Credit: Brecht Van’t Hof

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