Bio is an American television sitcom that premiered on February 1, , on NBC as a mid-season replacement. It aired on NBC for two seasons until June 13, , and moved to Peacock for its subsequent seasons. Mike O'Brien created the series and is a recurring writer.
It is set in Toledo , Ohio. The series is centered around Jack Griffin, played by Glenn Howerton. Griffin is a philosophy professor who, after being fired from his Harvard position, returns to his hometown and picks up teaching Advanced Placement Biology all while trying to find opportunities to move out.
Bio was met with mixed reviews on its first season; however, following seasons garnered a much more positive reception. In December , the series was canceled after four seasons.
When disgraced Harvard philosophy professor Jack Griffin Glenn Howerton loses his dream job to his rival Miles Leonard Tom Bennett , he is forced to return to his hometown of Toledo, Ohio , to work as an advanced placement biology teacher at Whitlock High School and live in his late mother's home. He makes it clear to his class that he will not be teaching them any biology. Realizing he has a room full of honor-roll students at his disposal, he decides to use them to get revenge on Miles.
Eager to prove that he is still king of the castle, Principal Durbin Patton Oswalt struggles to keep Jack under control. In the second season, Jack uses his students to find out how the people of Toledo find happiness in their daily lives, to gather information for what he believes will be a bestselling book. On January 23, , NBC officially ordered the pilot.
