Parks and Recreation is set to begin broadcasting on April 9th 2009 on NBC and is co-created by The Office creator Greg Daniels and The Office writer Michael Schur. After early speculation, NBC chairman Ben Silverman confirmed that the show is not a spin off of The Office, but will be a mockumentary style series shot in a similar vein.
The series follows Leslie Knope, the head of the Parks and Recreation department in Pawnee, Indiana.[3] Knope takes on a project from a nurse
named Ann to turn a construction pit into a park, while trying to mentor a bored college-aged intern.
(From Wikipedia)
Cast
- Amy Poehler as Leslie Knope, a "mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana" who hopes to advance her career and improve her town, while working towards her goal of becoming the first female president.
- Rashida Jones as Ann Logan,a nurse who works with Leslie on a project to turn a construction pit into a park.
- Paul Schneider as Mark, Leslie's colleague and unrequited love interest
- Aziz Ansari as Tom Haverford, a government official who changed his name from Aziz Abdul Al'Rahman to be more appealing in politics.
- Aubrey Plaza as April, Leslie's bored college-aged intern whom she hopes to inspire.
- Nick Offerman as Rob, Leslie's superior at work
- Chris Pratt as Ann's "loser musician boyfriend
