Marlee Matlin has booked a splashy new gig following the record-breaking success of her newest movie at Sundance. The “CODA” actress and Oscar winner will topline and exec produce an untitled challenge in the works at NBC. Deadline stories that the community landed the office comedy in “a aggressive scenario” with a script dedication plus penalty.

Set in the “cutthroat, fast-paced world of signal language decoding,” the potential collection facilities round “a medium-sized decoding company in Los Angeles managed by DJ (Matlin), who’s each overextended and overconfident,” the supply particulars.

“CODA” made historical past as the first movie to win all three high U.S. Dramatic honors at Sundance Movie Competition and scored a record-breaking distribution deal at the fest when it premiered in January. Written and directed by Sian Heder, the coming-0f-age drama tells the story of 17-year-old Ruby (Jones), an aspiring singer who’s the solely listening to member of a Deaf household. Matlin performs Ruby’s mom. “CODA” hits Apple TV+ and choose theaters August 13.

“Switched at Beginning,” “The L Phrase,” and “Kids of a Lesser God” are amongst Matlin’s different credit. She received an Oscar for the latter. She was the first — and stays the solely — Deaf performer to win an Academy Award.