Parenthood and Friday Night Lights Get Official Crossover! Plus, Parks and Rec and More Digital Series

NBC is launching four new digital series while their scripted shows are on hiatus for the Olympics

By Chris Harnick Feb 11, 2014 4:10 PMTags
Mae Whitman, Jesse PlemonsNBC

There's going to be an official Friday Night Lights/Parenthood crossover, people!

Wait, the news gets better. Because you demanded it, the world is getting more Perd. Perd Hapley (Jay Jackson) of Parks and Recreation fame is getting a digital series too! The crossover, Perd's show and digital series based in the Grimm and Chicago Fire universe are coming your way to tide viewers over while the NBC shows are on hiatus.

"We worked closely with the writers on these series and want to give our audience a chance to stay in touch with their favorite shows," Rob Hayes, executive vice president of digital media at NBC Entertainment, said in a statement. "These digital series provide a great way to give our loyal audience even more original programming."

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Parenthood's series, titled "Friday Night at the Luncheonette," will feature Amber (Mae Whitman) watching Max (Max Burkholder) while working after hours at the Luncheonette. The band Crucifictorious shows up and Amber desperately tries to keep everything under control while Max documents it all. Once again, FNL star Jesse Plemons will play Landry Clarke and Derek Phillips will play Billy Riggins. Look for the four-part digital series to kick off on Thursday, Feb. 13.

The Parks and Rec digital series, "The Hapley Group," features newscaster Perd Hapley, radio hosts Crazy Ira (Matt Besser) and The Douche (Nick Kroll), hot mess talk show host Joan Callamezzo (Mo Collins) and newcomer Mike Patterson (Seth Morris) discussing Pawnee's hot topics. It bows Thursday, Feb. 20.

Chicago Fire's four-part series, "I Am a Firefighter," follows Dawson (Monica Raymond) as she awaits the next step in her firefighter training. A sudden emergency puts her to the test.

The Grimm series features Rosalee (Bree Turner) and Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch) gathering their girlfriends for a Valentine's Day spa party that gets derailed by a love spell. "Love is in the Air" debuts Friday, Feb. 14.

All digital series will be available on Hulu, NBC.com and YouTube.

(E! and NBC are both part of the NBCUniversal family.)