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William H. Macy, 1 of nan stars of Dan Fogelman‘s upcoming NFL play connected Hulu, pulled nan curtain a spot connected nan bid which, successful emblematic Fogelman fashion, had been shrouded successful secrecy.
Macy initially toed to nan statement line, replying “I could show you but I’d person to termination you,” erstwhile Deadline’s Antonia Blyth asked him astir nan show connected nan reddish carpet astatine nan Critics Choice Awards wherever he was representing nan movie Train Dreams.
He went connected to uncover nan long-rumored but ne'er confirmed title and mounting of nan anticipated series.
“It’s astir a shot team, nominally nan Cleveland Browns. It’s called The Land because that’s what group from Cleveland telephone it. I play nan proprietor of nan team,” Macy said. “They’re superb scripts. They’re Shakespearean. It’s astir football, but, oh, my lord, nan land are truthful profound, and I’m having nan clip of my life.”
Asked whether nan show is Friday Night Lights-esque, Macy said, “It’s sewage a spot of that successful there.”
Created and written by Fogelman, The Land is group wrong nan world of nan NFL and has a generational family constituent to it.
Chris Meloni leads nan formed arsenic nan team’s caput coach Danny, pinch chap bid regulars Sam Corlett and Tanner Zagarino arsenic his sons, Macy arsenic nan squad proprietor Hank, Mandy Moore and Chloe Bennet arsenic Hank’s daughters, and Chace Crawford arsenic nan team’s caller General Manager.
“The NFL is wholly down our show, truthful we’ve sewage complete access,” Macy said. “I’m optimistic it’s going to beryllium something. And what if Cleveland starts winning? Because I deliberation our squad is going to do better.”
You tin watch a video of his comments beneath (at nan 1’30” mark)
The series, from 20th Television and Skydance Sports, is executive produced by Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal and Kevin Falls. Also executive producing are David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold and Jason T. Reed for Skydance Sports.
