{"id":37623,"date":"2026-08-11T01:31:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37623"},"modified":"2026-08-11T01:31:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T20:31:42","slug":"damon-wayans-to-reunite-with-david-alan-grier-on-st-denis-medical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=37623","title":{"rendered":"Damon Wayans to Reunite With David Alan Grier on &#8216;St. Denis Medical&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/nbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc_1\" data-tag=\"nbc\">NBC<\/a> has reeled in a small screen reunion for the season three premiere of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/st-denis-medical\/\" id=\"auto-tag_st-denis-medical_1\" data-tag=\"st-denis-medical\">St. Denis Medical<\/a>.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe network has drafted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/damon-wayans-0\/\" id=\"auto-tag_damon-wayans-0_1\" data-tag=\"damon-wayans-0\">Damon Wayans<\/a> to play Dr. Highland on the mockumentary series, which stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/david-alan-grier-0\/\" id=\"auto-tag_david-alan-grier-0_1\" data-tag=\"david-alan-grier-0\">David Alan Grier<\/a> with whom he starred on the sketch comedy series <em>In Living Color. <\/em>Dr. Highland is described as a \u201ccharming but pompous new doctor at St. Denis\u201d who has been brought into the facility to fill in while Grier\u2019s Ron recovers from surgery. All the patients and staff \u2014 aside from Allison Tolman\u2019s character of Alex \u2014\u00a0are said to be \u201chead over heels for him and his insights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSeason three debuts on Monday, Nov. 2. In addition to Grier, the series stars Wendi McLendon-Covey, Tolman, Josh Lawson, Kahyun Kim, Mekki Leeper and Kaliko Kauahi and others. St. Denis Medical is set at an understaffed Oregon hospital where dedicated doctors and nurses try their best to treat patients while maintaining their own sanity. Showrunner Eric Ledgin also executive produces alongside Justin Spitzer, Simon Heuer, Bridget Kyle and Vicky Luu for Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWayans and Grier both broke out as members of the cast of <em>In Living Color<\/em>, which was created by Wayans\u2019 brother, Keenen Ivory Wayans. They went on to reteam for the small screen in <em>Damon<\/em> for Fox. That series, which debuted in 1998, lasted a single season and produced 13 episodes. More recently, Grier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zOenfGWodjc\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">appeared on stage<\/a> with the Wayans family to help induct them into the NAACP Hall of Fame during the 2025 Image Awards. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tWayans is repped by Verve. He most recently starred in <em>Poppa\u2019s House<\/em> opposite his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/damon-wayans-jr\/\" id=\"auto-tag_damon-wayans-jr_1\" data-tag=\"damon-wayans-jr\">Damon Wayans Jr.<\/a>, and <em>Lethal Weapon<\/em>. His other TV credits include the hit ABC sitcom <em>My Wife and Kids<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1000px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((667\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NUP_209289_00078.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"667\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Kahyun Kim, David Alan Grier, Allison Tolman, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Mekki Leeper at a <em>St. Denis Medical<\/em> screening during the New York Comedy Festival.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Scott Gries\/NBC<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NBC has reeled in a small screen reunion for the season three premiere of St. Denis Medical. The network has drafted Damon Wayans to play Dr. Highland on the mockumentary series, which stars David Alan Grier with whom he starred on the sketch comedy series In Living Color. 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