It seems after the last few weeks of silence on the front of IP based television, the flood-gates have been opened. Most recently, we heard word pilots for Rush Hour, Limitless and Luther adaptations were all going to be in production this year, and now another name can be added to the list thanks NBC: Problem Child.

According to new reports, NBC has greenlit an adaptation of the 1990 Dennis Dugan film with Old School’s Scot Armstrong set to write the series, as well as executive produce – along with original film producer Brian Grazer. Currently, there are no other names attached to the project in either the direct or starring chair.

In addition, it’s currently unknown how much of the series will stick to the original film: a married couple that can’t conceive a child opts to adopt but in the process end up adopting a fully grown, 7 year-old orphan named Junior.

NBC has very much enjoyed being the home of broadcast television’s most honest family series, Parenthood. Despite many viewing the show as a cheap cash grab at first, the talent of showrunner Jason Katims elevated the material of the series into something great. However, now that the network is losing the show, there’s going to be a giant, gaping hole in NBC’s schedule for a family-based series from Imagine Entertainment.

Of course, Problem Child isn’t going to be a drama. It’s a straight sitcom, so it’s going to be hard to imagine there being nearly the same level of stakes featured on Parenthood (which included mental illness, cancer, old age, unexpected pregnancy, divorce and, interestingly enough, adolescent adoption). Yet, Armstrong is a proven writer with some decent hits under his belt, so we’re not going to write the potential quality of a Problem Child adaption off just yet.

In addition, aside from About A Boy, there aren’t many series with a child protagonist on prime-time television – and, with shows like Modern Family proving that kid-actors can steal the show, there’s room in the market for Problem Child. If it ends up becoming the next Parenthood, managing to blend heart and humor, we won’t fret, but there’s simply too little to go on right now.

Stay tuned for more news on Problem Child as it develops.