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CBS ANNOUNCES NEW COMEDY “UNITED STATES OF AL,” FROM AWARD-WINNING EXECUTIVE PRODUCER CHUCK LORRE, DAVID GOETSCH AND MARIA FERRARI, WILL PREMIERE THURSDAY, APRIL 1, 9:30 PM

Series Stars Adhir Kalyan, Parker Young, Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris,

Kelli Goss and Farrah Mackenzie

CBS announced today that new comedy UNITED STATES OF AL, from award-winning executive producer Chuck Lorre and creators/writers David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari, will premiere Thursday, April 1 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT), after THE UNICORN completes its second season.

UNITED STATES OF AL stars Adhir Kalyan and Parker Young in a comedy about the friendship between Riley (Young), a Marine combat veteran struggling to readjust to civilian life in Ohio, and Awalmir (“Al”) (Kalyan), the interpreter who served with his unit in Afghanistan and has just arrived to start a new life in America. Elizabeth Alderfer, Dean Norris, Kelli Goss and Farrah Mackenzie also star.

David Goetsch & Maria Ferrari, Chuck Lorre, Reza Aslan, Mahyad Tousi and director Mark Cendrowski (pilot only) are executive producers for Warner Bros. Television and Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc.

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