Connie Britton To Star In ‘Phony’ Comedy Pilot Ordered By Hulu With Drew Goddard Producing
deadline.comHulu has greenlighted Phony, a comedy pilot starring and executive produced by Connie Britton, from Drew Goddard‘s Goddard Textiles and 20th Television.
Written, directed and executive produced by Nick Paley (Marcel The Shell With Shoes On), 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up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom — his only parent and his best friend — appears to have been replaced by an impostor.
Britton will play Sonny’s single mom Ellen and the principal of his high school. The pilot brings Britton back to her comedy roots — she 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.
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