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ABC’s new 2015-16 comedy slate will not be restricted to the three series–“The Muppets,” “Dr. Ken” and “The Real O’Neals”–ordered Thursday.<\/p>\n

Friday, the network confirmed that it is ordering the “Uncle Buck” adaptation to series.<\/p>\n

From director John Hughes, the 1989 film starred John Candy in the titular role. Mike Epps plays the character in ABC’s sitcom adaptation.<\/p>\n

A synopsis and photo follow:<\/p>\n

Uncle Buck:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"JAMES<\/a>Based on the hit movie of the same name, Uncle Buck (Mike Epps) is a fun loving but irresponsible guy who needs a job and a place to stay. By happy coincidence, his nieces and nephew\u2019s Nanny has just quit and his brother and sister-in-law need his help. His unconventional personality just may make him the right fit for the family and they may be the answer to his problems, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cUncle Buck\u201d stars Mike Epps as Buck, Nia Long as Alexis, James Lesure as Will, Iman Benson as Tia, Sayeed Shahidi as Miles and Aalyrah Caldwell as Maizy.<\/p>\n

\u201cUncle Buck\u201d was written by Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley. Executive producers are Steven Cragg, Brian Bradley, Will Packer. Co- executive producers are Korin Huggins and Phil Traill. \u201cUncle Buck\u201d is produced by Universal Television and ABC Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[233,4145],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nFirst Look: ABC Orders New Comedy "Uncle Buck;" Mike Epps Stars<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"ABC's new 2015-16 comedy slate will not be restricted to the three series--"The Muppets," "Dr. Ken" and "The Real O'Neals"--ordered Thursday. 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