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Hulu Picks Up Edgy YA Mystery After Pilot Buzz
7 May
Summary
- Hulu has ordered a new YA comedy-mystery series.
- The series explores privilege, scandal, and social media.
- Connie Britton and Sam Nivola star in the pilot.
Hulu has greenlit the YA comedy-mystery pilot "Phony" to series, featuring stars Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. This marks a significant development following a recent organizational restructuring within Disney Entertainment Television.
The series is set at an East Coast boarding school and delves into complex themes, including privilege, scandal, sexuality, and masculinity. It aims to explore these issues against the backdrop of social media's pervasive influence, millennial anxieties, and pharmaceutical use, reportedly pushing the envelope with edgy content.
The show's creative team, including writers Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran, hopes "Phony" will find a wide audience, similar to the success of other boundary-pushing programs. Berlanti Productions is known for creating popular series targeting younger viewers, such as "You."
