NBC is staging a small-scale 30 Rock reunion on The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins.
The comedy starring Tracy Morgan and Daniel Radcliffe has added several guest stars to its season two cast, among them Morgan’s former 30 Rock co-stars Jane Krakowski and Scott Adsit. The series also has a strong 30 Rock presence behind the camera: Creators Sam Means and Robert Carlock and executive producer Tina Fey are all alumni of the Emmy-winning series.
Jason Mantzoukas, Edi Patterson and Andre De Shields will also guest in season two, which will continue following Reggie’s (Morgan) quest to recapture his glory days and documentarian Arthur Tobin’s (Radcliffe) own efforts at redemption.
Krakowski (Schmigadoon!) will play Angela Broyer, northern New Jersey’s interior decorator to the stars. She also went to high school with Reggie and knew him when he was dating Monica (Erika Alexander).
Adsit plays Ed Sommers, a “jolly local man” who always plays Santa in the neighborhood Christmas tree lighting ceremony — a position that Rusty (Bobby Moynihan) covets. Patterson (The Righteous Gemstones) will play Lisa, the head of the HOA who has the final say in choosing who plays Santa.
Mantzoukas (Big Mouth, Percy Jackson and the Olympians) will play Peter Za, a zen-like music producer working on a video with Brina (Precious Way). Emmy, Tony and Grammy winner De Shields is set to play Vernon Bellow, a respected documentary filmmaker and a mentor to Arthur.
Jalyn Hall also stars in The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, which begins its second season on Nov. 2. Craig Robinson, Heidi Gardner, Ronny Chieng, Michael Kosta, Chloe Troast, Mike Carlsen and Arica Himmel will reprise their roles from season one; Boris Kodjoe, Jeremy Culhane and NBC sportscaster Mike Tirico also guest star.
Carlock and Means are co-showrunners and executive produce with Fey, Morgan, Eric Gurian and David Miner.
Krakowski is repped by UTA and Untitled; Adsit, by Truhett Management; Mantzoukas, by Rise Management and UTA; Patterson, by CAA and Range Media Partners; and De Shields, by Arise Artists Agency.