More than a year after its cancellation, Happy Endings fans are still a particularly passionate bunch. So, when it was announced that the show's co-creator David Caspe and co-star Casey Wilson — a real-life married couple — were working on a new NBC series, the news was greeted with the kind of unbridled enthusiasm normally reserved The Car Czar.

Their second endeavor, Marry Me (premiering Oct. 14) has plenty of Happy Endings DNA: In addition to Wilson, who played Penny Hartz, Caspe brought over several of the late ABC comedy's writers, as well as Ken Marino, who played Richard Rickman. But Wilson is quick to warn that it's not simply Happy Endings masquerading under another name.

"If people liked Happy Endings, they're really going to like this," she told BuzzFeed. "But a lot of people didn't see Happy Endings; our audience was 100% press, 0% civilians," she added with a laugh. "So I kind of think if you haven't seen that show, you'll think this is a fresh take on a romantic comedy with a lot more edge and a lot more humor than you might normally see."

That edge comes courtesy of Wilson's Annie and Marino's Jake, the kind of couple you rarely see in the standard rom-com; with their cringeworthy behavior, smart mouths, and snarky asides, similar characters are often relegated to the "best friend" role while the infinitely more "put-together" friend takes center stage.

And by shifting the spotlight to this unconventional couple, Marry Me eschews the saccharine contrivances and all-too-impeccable characters that dominate modern-day rom-coms, ensuring the series treads entirely new ground. And that was one of the biggest attractions for Wilson, besides working with her husband, of course.