By losing another main cast member ahead of season 3, Night Court is repeating a trend from the original NBC sitcom of the same name. Created by Reinhold Weege, Night Court originally aired from 1984-1992 and followed Judge Harry Stone (Harry Anderson) and the rest of the night shift crew at Manhattan Criminal Court. In 2023, a revival was developed by Dan Rubin and Melissa Rauch about Harry Stone’s daughter, Abby (Rauch), following in her late father’s footsteps. John Larroquette, who played ADA Dan Fielding in the original series, returned as a public defender at Abby’s court.
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