Leanne Morgan Stars in New Chuck Lorre Show Inspired by Her Life, and He Visited Her Home for Inspo: 'Had to Pinch Myself' (Exclusive)

Leanne Morgan is starring successful a marque caller bid inspired by her life — though, location are immoderate cardinal differences.

The comedian, 59, is coming to Netflix pinch her very ain eponymous sitcom, Leanne, and PEOPLE has nan first look! Per nan charismatic logline, nan bid follows Leanne arsenic her life "takes an unexpected move erstwhile her hubby of 33 years leaves her for different woman."

"Starting complete erstwhile you're a grandma and successful menopause isn't precisely what she had successful mind, but pinch nan thief of her family she will navigate this caller section pinch grace, dignity and jello salad," it continues.

In summation to Morgan, nan bid will prima Kristen Johnston, Celia Weston, Blake Clark, Ryan Stiles, Graham Rogers and Hannah Pilkes. Chuck Lorre, a co-creator of nan series, will besides service arsenic an executive shaper alongside chap co-creators Morgan and Susan McMartin, arsenic good arsenic Judi Marmel and Nick Bakay.

The character exclusively tells PEOPLE that moving pinch Lorre, nan man down deed shows for illustration Two and a Half Men  and The Big Bang Theory, was "a dream travel true."

“When he came to my location successful Knoxville to study much astir maine and my family for inspiration for nan show I had to pinch myself," she recalls. "To make my very first tv bid pinch a titan of nan manufacture taught maine thing caller each time and I’m truthful honored to activity pinch him.”

Though her life whitethorn person been a blueprint for Leanne, nan character says there's 1 point that's wholly fictional.

“The show isn’t based connected my life—I’m still happily joined to my Chuck Morgan!—but it is inspired by it," she explains. "I’m excited to stock much astir myself and wherever I travel from pinch viewers, and I can’t hold for y’all to spot nan unthinkable formed they've paired maine with.”

Morgan met her hubby while attending nan University of Tennessee. At nan time, she was pursuing a grade successful kid and family studies aft getting a divorcement from her first husband.

During an question and reply for her Never Before Told series connected YouTube, Morgan told her girl Maggie that she was moving astatine a section edifice erstwhile she met nan man who would go her husband.

"Your daddy, Chuck Morgan, was successful MBA schoolhouse and came to activity location — they had a group of trainees travel done — and I’m opinionated up against nan wall waiting for my array to beryllium seated," she said. "He’s tall, he’s 6’4”, he’s truthful thin, he looks for illustration a praying mantis. I mean that successful a saccharine way. And I said, ‘You’re arsenic gangly arsenic a tree.' ”

The mates started making love soon aft and joined astir 1993. They past went connected to invited 3 children: Charlie, Maggie and Tess.

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Leanne premieres July 31 connected Netflix.