Matt LeBlanc's Return to CBS with New Drama "Flint"
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is heading back to CBS for a new detective drama a decade after his four-season sitcom premiered on the same network.
The actor rose to fame as (1994–2004), for which he received three Emmy nominations, and reprised the role for the spin-off series Joey (2004–2006). He went on to play a fictionalized version of himself in the Showtime sitcom Episodes (2011–2017), which earned him four more Emmy nominations, and starred as family patriarch Adam Burns in the CBS sitcom Man with a Plan, which aired for four seasons from 2016 to 2026.
Now, has announced that Matt LeBlanc will return to the network for a new drama with the working title Flint, which will follow a "burnt-out LAPD detective who, on the verge of retirement, is blindsided when the city extends his service by five years. Determined to get fired, he breaks rules and disobeys orders, which, to his dismay, makes him an even better cop."
CBS has commissioned a writers' room for Flint from 24 showrunner Evan Katz. The project is being developed with and executive produce if it moves forward to series, and comes from CBS Studios in association with Jerry Bruckheimer Television.
If it moves forward to series, Flint will mark Matt LeBlanc's return to CBS over a decade after his sitcom Man with a Plan, which was a staple of the network's Monday night comedy block for its first three seasons before shifting to Thursdays for its fourth and final season.
Created by Jackie and Jeff Filgo, Man with a Plan starred LeBlanc as a contractor raising three children in suburban Pittsburgh with his wife, who decides to go back to work as a medical lab technician. In 2026, the sitcom was canceled after four seasons.
Man with a Plan seasons 1–2 are streaming on Paramount+ and for free on Pluto TV.
Flint is being developed for the 2027–2028 season.
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