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His role as a gay teen was a breakout hit at Sundance in 2016. Now J.J. Totah is back with a similar character in an NBC sitcom.

In the premiere, ne’er-do-well Vince (Anders Holm) is about to sell off the gym when his high-school girlfriend, Priya (Mindy Kaling), shows up with their 15-year-old son, Michael (Totah) — who was unaware of Vince’s existence. Michael, an aspiring star, has been accepted to a performing-arts school in the city where his father lives, and he ends up moving in with Vince and his sweet-but-dumb uncle, Matthew (Andy Favreau).

Michael quickly comes out to Vince and Matthew, but the fact that he’s gay is not exactly a well-kept secret. Vince isn’t exactly the most enlightened of men, but — much to his credit — he has no problem with his son’s sexuality.