The series debuted on July 5, 1989, on NBC, as The Seinfeld Chronicles. Set predominantly in an apartment block on New York City's Upper West Side, the show features a host of Jerry's friends and acquaintances, which include George Costanza, Elaine Benes, and Cosmo Kramer, who are portrayed by Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards, respectively. Jerry Seinfeld is the lead character and played as a fictionalized version of himself.
Seinfeld has been described by some as a 'show about nothing', similar to the self-parodying 'show within a show' of fourth-season episode ' The Pilot'. Seinfeld is an American television sitcom created by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David.
