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EXCLUSIVE: Hulu has added 5 bid regulars to nan formed of Nick Paley’s upcoming coming-of-age enigma Phony.
Joining previously announced bid regulars Connie Britton and Sam Nivola are Meera Syal arsenic Sharla, Grace Brennan arsenic Mallory, Mahaela Park arsenic Chloe, Maliq Johnson arsenic Vogel and Colter Lee arsenic Weldon.
Phony is a coming-of-age enigma astir Sonny (Nivola), a teen who wakes up successful nan infirmary aft a car mishap to observe his mom Ellen (Britton) — his only genitor and his champion friend — appears to person been replaced by an impostor.
Syal’s Sharla is simply a backstage interrogator who lives connected nan outskirts of town. Sonny hires Sharla to thief him find his mother. Sharla believes successful “alternative knowledge”, thing Sonny finds useful. Sharla has a difficult exterior, a defense system aft years of disappointment, but she’s much delicate than she lets on.
Brennan will play Mallory, Sonny’s mediate schoolhouse crush who conscionable re-enrolled successful nationalist schoolhouse aft being homeschooled by her belief parents for nan past fewer years. Mallory struggles to fig retired wherever she fits successful socially astatine her caller school, and moreover, what she really believes in. Authentic to a fault, Mallory is skeptical of Sonny’s predicament and can’t thief but sound what she thinks.
Park’s Chloe is Sonny’s woman and people president of Delby High. Chloe cares profoundly for Sonny, moreover arsenic his mishap presents obstacles pinch their relationship. Deep down, Chloe feels misunderstood and likes erstwhile she’s seen for who she really is: a concealed weirdo.
Johnson will play Sonny’s puerility champion friend Vogel. He’s connected nan Delby shot team, but a caller wounded has him questioning if sports are really his thing. Vogel’s a celebrated goofball pinch a large bosom that Sonny tin ever trust on, a friend who is down for anything.
Last but not least, Lee is taking nan domiciled of Weldon, Mallory’s relative and a caller student astatine Delby High. Weldon’s an outsider who doesn’t spot himself that way. He becomes Sonny’s biggest confidant and nan astir fervent believer that Sonny is correct astir his mom.
Phony will premiere connected Hulu and Hulu connected Disney+ for bundle subscribers successful nan U.S. and connected Disney+ internationally. A premiere day has not yet been announced.
Paley wrote and directed nan first section and executive produces nan half-hour bid pinch co-showrunner Anthony King, bid prima Britton, Charlie Alderman (Charlie’s Production Company), and Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg (Goddard Textiles). Andrea Massaro (Goddard Textiles) serves arsenic a co-executive producer. The bid is produced by 20th Television.
