Kaley Cuoco has starred in multiple comedy roles after the end ofThe Big Bang Theoryconcluded her time playing Penny, but her upcoming comedy series hints at its story potentially working as aPennyTBBTspinoff. Indeed, the little that is known about the comedy series highlightsthe similarities between the character Cuoco is set to play and Penny.
Big Bang Theory’s success is made evident by its multiple spinoffsthat let its universe thrive afterTBBT’s end. However, withYoung Sheldonfocusing on Sheldon’s life in Texas andGeorgie & Mandy’s First Marriagecontinuing its story, most ofTBBT’s characters’ stories couldn’t be explored. That’s the case for Penny, but Cuoco’s upcoming series could offer a suitable alternative.
Kaley Cuoco’s Comedy Kansas City Star Could Start Filming Next Spring
TV Line Revealed So Despite No Official Series Order From HBO
No new announcements about Kaley Cuoco’s upcoming comedyKansas City Starhave been made since the late 2024 report of its nearing a series order from HBO (viaDeadline). However, Matt’s Inside Line reported on August 07, 2025, onTV LinethatKansas City Staris happening and that it could start filming in Spring 2026, citing one “well-placed source.”
Created and executive produced byHacks’ Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky,Kansas City Staris set to be headlined by Cuoco, who also serves as its executive producer via her production company Yes, Norman. Warner Bros. Television is reportedly the studio for the half-hour comedy series, which has yet to receive an official series order from HBO.
Cuoco’s Character Sounds Like An Alt-Universe Version Of The Big Bang Theory’s Penny
Kansas City Star’s Details Show Similarities Between Cuoco’s Character & TBBT’s Penny
Not much has been revealed aboutKansas City Star, but Deadline cited sources describing it as a “comedy with heart” with Cuoco at its center, playing a semi-famous actress returning to her hometown to join a regional theatre troupe. While Penny’s story changed direction inThe Big Bang Theory’s later seasons,Penny could have takenKansas City Star’s protagonist’s path.
Kansas City Starcan work like a Penny-focusedTBBTsequel thanks to its focus on an actress still determined to act professionally.
One ofThe Big Bang Theory’s worst crimes was forgetting Penny’s acting dream, as the sitcom let Penny thrive as a pharmaceutical sales rep afterThe Big Bang Theoryseason 8 without a thought of her longtime dream.Kansas City Starcan work like a Penny-centeredTBBTsequel thanks to its focus on an actress still determined to act professionally.
Kansas City Starwill undoubtedly have its voice distinctly separate fromBig Bang Theory, with Cuoco’s character facing very different challenges from Penny’s. Still,it can be heartwarming to see Cuoco play a character who bears similarities to Penny and who, unlike her, wants to see her acting career throughinKansas City Star, rightingThe Big Bang Theory’s wrongs.
