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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has fixed a aviator bid to Chicks, a family dramedy starring Grey’s Anatomy‘s Ellen Pompeo, which she’ll exec nutrient alongside her Good American Family collaborator Katie Robbins and Calamity Jane partner Laura Holstein, pinch 20th Television arsenic nan studio.
Written by Robbins, Chicks is group successful nan quickly gentrifying neighborhoods of aged Boston. It follows Chickie (Pompeo) and Doreen, 2 estranged half-sisters who are some struggling to get by erstwhile their wise feline dada unexpectedly kicks nan bucket. Their only inheritance is simply a bequest of two-bit crime that inspires them to tally progressively audacious frauds. As their con grows, truthful does their odd-couple bond, arsenic they each commencement to capable nan father-shaped spread successful nan other’s heart.
Chicks is based connected an original thought from Robbins that she developed specifically for Pompeo, inspired by conversations nan 2 had connected group of their first task together, nan Hulu constricted series Good American Family, which premiered past March, amassing 6.3 cardinal views successful its first six days connected nan platform.
The pilot, which is eying a September commencement of accumulation successful New York, is 1 of respective to look precocious from Hulu, which a small complete a twelvemonth and a half agone reverted to a much accepted aviator exemplary successful lieu of straight-to-series orders that had became prelevant astatine nan tallness of nan streaming wars. Chicks joins caller Hulu aviator orders which see nan reality TV-themed comedy Lex, nan drama Durango from Y: The Last Man’s Eliza Clark arsenic good arsenic a play adjustment of nan schematic novel Southern Bastards, from Jason Aaron and Jason Latour, and Ryan Coogler’s X-Files reboot, some pinch Onyx.
Pompeo has agelong been portion of nan Disney family. She is known for her domiciled arsenic Meredith Grey in Grey’s Anatomy, nan longest-running primetime aesculapian play connected TV, which is headed to its 23rd play connected ABC. Pompeo continues to recur and narrate Grey’s Anatomy and is an executive shaper connected nan original Shonda Rhimes bid and connected its upcoming spinoff group successful West Texas, which premieres successful midseason 2027. Pompeo antecedently exec produced nan Grey’s Anatomy spinoff Station 19, which ran for 7 seasons, and Good American Family whose finale became Hulu’s 3rd most-watched of each time. She is repped by CAA, Linden Entertainment, and Hansen Jacobson.
Robbins served arsenic nan creator and showrunner of Good American Family and is besides known for creating Apple TV and A24’s acheronian comedy Sunny, starring Rashida Jones. Her erstwhile activity includes being an EP connected an untitled Hedy Lamarr constricted bid for Apple and nan #2 on The Affair for Showtime. She is repped by UTA, Aaron Kogan Management, and Jonathan Shikora of Lichter, Grossman, Nichols.
