Matt LeBlanc Could Be Returning to TV After 6-Year Break With CBS Cop Show
Matt LeBlanc is planning a return to TV with a potential cop show on CBS.
The network confirmed on Wednesday, April 15, that they ordered a development room for a cop series titled Flint.
"The show is about a burnt-out LAPD detective on the verge of retirement, who's blindsided when the city extends his service by five years," CBS Entertainment President Amy Reisenbach told reporters. "Determined to get fired, he breaks rules and disobeys orders, which, to his dismay, makes him an even better cop."
Reisenbach called the potential show, which is being executive produced by LeBlanc, a "smart, character-driven premise that has a really distinctive tone." If the show is picked up to series, Flint would film in Los Angeles but the earliest it would air would be during the 2027-2028 TV season.
Flint would also mark a major TV show return for LeBlanc, 58, following a six-year break. He previously rose to stardom playing the lovable Joey Tribbiani on 10 seasons of NBC's Friends. He then appeared on the short-lived spinoff titled Joey, which ended in 2006.
LeBlanc's most recent TV project was Man With a Plan. Before its conclusion in 2020 after a four-season run, LeBlanc reflected on why he prefers a multicamera sitcom format.
"I have a family and the hours are shorter. I like the work week of a multicam; you rehearse all week and then shoot in front of a live audience," he said in a 2016 interview shortly before wrapping up his run on Episodes. "It's like being part of an ensemble theater company." (He shares a daughter with ex Melissa McKnight.)
LeBlanc isn't the only big name starring on a possible new cop show. It was previously announced that Milo Ventimiglia found his next leading role in a pilot for a series titled American Blue.
Ventimiglia, 48, is teaming up with director David Ayer on a show for HBO Max. The one-hour drama is written by Jeremy Carver, who is an executive producer alongside Brian Udovich and Neil Reynolds. Ventimiglia, meanwhile, serves as co-executive producer.
"American Blue will take audiences inside a gritty and authentic police drama, reflecting the myriad challenges in policing today," HBO Max's Head of Original Programming Sarah Aubrey said in a January statement. "As with The Pitt, our goal of longer seasons will allow viewers to sink deeply into this world across multiple episodes and to return to it on an annual basis. We can't wait for Jeremy Carver's vision for American Blue to come to life with Milo Ventimiglia in the lead role and David Ayer directing our pilot."
According to the official synopsis, Ventimiglia plays "native son Brian ‘Milk' Milkovich [who] returns to his hometown of Joliet, Illinois, to rescue a beleaguered police force while seeking redemption of his own."
Ventimiglia's Milk is described as "a quietly determined, natural-born leader hoping to find a second chance in the place he left behind."
"We are thrilled to have Milo and David join American Blue," President of Creative Affairs at Warner Bros. Television Clancy Collins White shared in a separate statement. "Milo's dynamic presence on-screen and David's keen eye are a perfect match for the complex, character-driven drama that Jeremy created. We look forward to seeing this trio bring Milk's journey to life."
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This story was originally published April 16, 2026 at 1:51 PM.