Nine-nine!
Three cast members from Brooklyn Nine-Nine took the stage at New York Comic Con (NYCC) Thursday, to the delight of a sold out audience.
While there are no confirmed plans for a reboot or reunion, there was a palpable fervor in the room for the show that debuted in 2013 on Fox and concluded in 2021 on NBC.
Initially, it seemed easier to pitch and write a show about crime than political policy, said series co-creator and executive producer, Dan Goor. “It turns out solving murders is harder than the Environmental Impact Report,” viewers saw in Parks and Recreation, he said.
Goor was joined by cast members Stephanie Beatriz (Rosa Diaz), Melissa Fumero (Amy Santiago), and Joe Lo Truglio (Charles Boyle).
Beatriz, Fumero, and Lo Truglio all shared that the auditions were nerve wracking, in part, because they wanted the roles so much.
Lo Truglio said it was stressful despite knowing series lead, Andy Samberg.
“I couldn’t believe I got to audition for something like this,” Beatriz agreed. Beatriz initially read for the role of Amy Santiago. But, Goor created the role of Rosa Diaz, instead: “I knew we wanted you as soon as we saw you,” he told her.
Everything improved from there, “from the first table read,” Goor said.
Upon getting cast, all three shared the same story of Samberg individually inviting them to join the show. Beatriz did a spot-on impression of Samberg: “You wanna do this for seven years?”
The three actors had a lot of positivity to share, and were so grateful, they all cried.
The physical comedy you get to give in this show was a gift,” Beatrice said to Fumero. “I was so glad someone was giving it to a woman.” To the crowd, she explained, “She’s graceful, she grew up as a dancer, it’s such a testament as an actor.”
The actors were all grateful for their character arcs; Beatriz had to look at the ceiling to prevent additional tears when discussing Rosa’s coming out story. “I refuse to cry on this panel,” Diaz joked.
Lo Truglio was also relieved for Boyle’s maturity and growth over eight seasons: “I’m glad the changes you made, with Boyle,” he told Goor. “His obsession with Rosa was charming for a time but became problematic.”
Terry was “such a pussycat” from the beginning, Goor said, but his character changed after casting. “Everyone else changed incrementally a little bit, hopefully the way real human beings changed.”
“We didn’t want to force anything,” Goor added. “We wanted to make sure the actors had chemistry and you had such overwhelming chemistry. It was so fun.”
Today, people tell Lo Truglio that people can watch it with their kids. “It’s special to be a part of a show like that.”
Goor is proud of the series and its 153 episodes. “If you look at the Netflix data,” he said, “There are 50% more hours streamed than Seinfeld, which is insane. Hopefully the representatives from Universal are here,” and can make a reunion happen, he said, goading the crowd to thunderous cheers.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine streams on Netflix.
