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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Justin Spitzer |
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Theme music composer | Jesse Novak |
Composer(s) | Mateo Messina |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 28 (list of episodes) |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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Original network | NBC |
Picture format | 1080i (16:9 HDTV) |
Original release | November 30, 2015 | – present
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Superstore is an American single-camera sitcom television series that premiered on NBC on November 30, 2015. The series was created by Justin Spitzer, who also serves as an executive producer. Starring America Ferrera (who also serves as a producer) and Ben Feldman, Superstore follows a group of employees working at "Cloud 9", store number 1217, a fictional big-box store in St. Louis, Missouri. The ensemble and supporting cast features Lauren Ash, Colton Dunn, Nico Santos, Nichole Bloom, and Mark McKinney.
On February 23, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season by NBC. On May 15, 2016, NBC announced that Superstore is expected to lead off its Thursday night primetime programming in the 2016–17 season. The second season premiered on September 22, 2016, with a 22-episode order that was announced on September 23, 2016. A special Olympics-themed episode aired on August 19, 2016 during the network's coverage of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
On February 14, 2017, NBC renewed the series for a 22-episode third season.
The series was one of three pilots picked up by NBC on January 14, 2015, along with the sitcom Crowded; both were green lighted to series status the same day (May 7, 2015). The series was the first project for Ruben Fleischer's newly formed company The District as part of a two-year deal with Universal, as he directed the pilot episode.Superstore was officially picked up as a series on May 7, 2015, by NBC. The first season consisted of eleven episodes, after the episode order was reduced from thirteen on October 19, 2015. It was announced on November 2, 2015, that the show would air the premiere on January 4, 2016, but would be airing two back-to-back episodes on November 30, 2015, following The Voice.