Hulu has greenlit a new comedy pilot, Phony, starring and executive produced by Connie Britton.
What’s Happening:
- Deadline reports the greenlighting of the new comedy pilot Phony, which comes from Drew Goddard‘s Goddard Textiles and 20th Television.
- Phony is a comedic coming-of-age mystery about a teenager, Sonny, who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.
- The series will be written, directed and executive produced by Nick Paley (Marcel The Shell With Shoes On).
- Britton is set to play Sonny’s single mom Ellen and the principal of his high school.
- Perhaps known for her more recent drama roles (such as Friday Night Lights), Phony will bring Britton back to her comedic roots, having started her career with an arc on Ellen before landing a lead role opposite Michael J. Fox on Spin City.
- Britton and Paley executive produce Phony alongside Charlie Alderman of Charlie’s Production Company and Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg via Goddard Textiles.
- The pilot falls under Goddard’s first-look deal with 20th Television.
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