Elliot will be playing the role of Mike, a manly-man type of widower who marries Kaczmareck’s character and moves into her place along with his three children.  Thus, upsetting the comfortable – ahem – cushy life of her thirty something son, who still lives at home.

Brendan Meyer (Canadian, Mr. Young) and Peter DaCunha (Reign) have also been cast as two of Mike’s kids.

The multi-cam comedy will be executive-produced by Johnny Galecki (The Big Bang Theory), Ricky Blitt (Family Guy) and Stephen McPherson.

David James Elliot’s TV credits also include: Close to Home, The Guard, and most recently ABC’s GCB.

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Growing Ivy follows Ivy Davis, played by Martino, a Type A career woman with a faltering personal life.  She invites her free-spirited, eccentric mom Franckie (Sarandon) to move in with her to work on their relationship.  The goal?  To find some kind of the stability that was lacking in her childhood, bring balance to her life and hopefully…find love.

The comedy is based on an idea from Martino, and landed at NBC with a pilot commitment.

Martino and Sarandon will serve as co-executive producers along with Parks and Recreation‘s Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.

Martino’s TV credits include New Girl, and The Mindy Project (both Fox comedies). Sarandon also recently signed on for a one-episode guest spot on CBS’ Mike and Molly.

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