‘Not Dead Yet’ Exclusive Preview: Lauren Ash Crashes Gina Rodriguez’s Birthday Party

Not Dead Yet premieres February 8 and follows Nell, played by Gina Rodriguez, who tries to restart her beingness with a caller occupation and a caller roommate. She begins penning obituaries astatine the section insubstantial and unexpectedly starts getting beingness proposal from the subjects of her obits. In this EXCLUSIVE preview of the premiere, Nell doesn’t precisely person the champion day outing.

Lauren Ash arsenic Lexi. (ABC)

“Well, I anticipation it’s not excessively weird that I crashed your birthday,” Lauren Ash’s Lexi tells Nell. Nell tries to play it off. “No, not astatine all. We’re co-workers,” she says.

Lexi can’t defy adding, “Well, not precisely co… kidding.” Everyone astatine the array laughs. Lexi follows up with, “Although, technically, that is accurate. I mean, I americium your boss. But I conscionable privation you to cognize that I americium going to strive to beryllium a antithetic benignant of brag than my begetter was. I mean, helium was conscionable truthful aloof and retired of touch. If I learned thing aft I broke my backmost during the Olympic dressage trials, it’s that you are lone arsenic beardown arsenic the equine you’re riding.”

She turns to Nell and says, “And you… you are my horse.” That’s erstwhile Sam, played by New Girl alum Hannah Simone, chimes successful truthful Lexi stops. “Am I being weird and entitled again?” Lexi asks. Sam lets Lexi cognize the truth. “See, this is wherefore I request you,” Lexi says arsenic Nell knocks backmost a shot.

The formed of ‘Not Dead Yet’ successful the premiere. (ABC)

The authoritative synopsis for the premiere reads: “Nell attempts to restart her beingness successful a caller spot with a caller occupation and a caller roommate. She begins penning obituaries astatine the section insubstantial and starts getting beingness proposal from an improbable source.”

The archetypal play volition diagnostic peculiar guests similar Ed Begley Jr., Martin Mull, Rhea Perlman, Brittany Snow, and more. Not Dead Yet volition person a two-episode premiere connected February 8 starting astatine 8:30 p.m.

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