A serious solid member will probably be absent when Evening Courtroom returns with Season 2 on January 2. Kapil Talwalkar, who performed courtroom clerk Neil in Season 1, has exited because the comedy collection has determined to take the present in a brand new artistic path, Deadline has confirmed.

Along with his position in Choose Abby Stone’s (Melissa Rauch) courtroom, Season 1 was establishing Neil to probably have a romantic future together with her as issues with fiance Rand fizzled.

“She’s very a lot a rustic woman and a rustic mouse who’s now making an attempt to grow to be a metropolis mouse. That’s not a comparability to my measurement, although correct,” joked Rauch in an interview with Deadline forward of the present’s collection premiere in January.

“She’s on this relationship with Rand, which is part of her life earlier than she comes [to NY] and she or he’s actually making an attempt to carry on to that. We hear her discuss him loads. However as she’s lastly discovering her footing in New York and realizing what she needs, she’s additionally coming to phrases with what she needs in her relationship, too. And it additionally units up a form of love triangle with Neil and what the potential there might be in his emotions for her—which we are going to uncover down the road and see how that unfolds,” she teased.

Season 2 will probably be extra within the custom of the unique Evening Courtroom, which showcased totally different personalities, characters and views,” sources near manufacturing reveal.

Season 1 is presently accessible to stream by way of Peacock.

TV Line was first to report the casting change.