FX Cancels New Crime-Drama Show That Originated From The Sopranos Creator
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FX?has decided not to move forward with a new?crime drama project?that
originated from a script by?The Sopranos creator David Chase. The series,
which filmed a?pilot?and featured a well-known television cast, will not
continue to?series development?at the network. The decision comes as?FX
evaluates several pilots?commissioned during its recent?programming
cycle.

FX not moving forward with Alison Brie's untitled witness protection
pilot
FX is not moving forward with the untitled witness protection pilot
starring Alison Brie, according to Deadline. The network decided not to
pick up the project to series after commissioning the pilot. Brie joined
the project in July. She starred in the pilot alongside Pablo Schreiber,
Zoe Chao, Jamie Neumann, Aidan Gillen, Ashley Thomas and Finn Wittrock.

Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch wrote and executive produced the pilot. They
also served as co showrunners. Fidell directed the pilot, while Nicole
Lambert executive produced for Chase's Riverain Pictures. Fidell and
Welch developed the project as a contemporary reworking of an unproduced
script by David Chase. Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, stepped back
from the project last year during development.

The story centered on a violent confrontation that forces a high end
Washington, D.C. madam to turn against her partner. After the incident,
the character enters witness protection and relocates with her adolescent
daughter to seaside Maine. The drama explored the consequences of the
confrontation and the challenges of starting a new life under federal
protection.

FX had ordered several drama pilots over the past year as it evaluated
potential replacements for shows that recently concluded on the network.
Series including Snowfall, Mayans M.C. and The Old Man had all ended,
creating space for new scripted projects. The network moved forward with
multiple pilots during that period while assessing which concepts would
continue to series.

Three other drama pilots ultimately received series orders from FX.
These included a Snowfall spinoff starring Gail Bean and Isaiah John,
Seven Sisters starring Elizabeth Olsen, Cristin Milioti and J. Smith
Cameron, and Disinherited from Better Call Saul co creator Peter Gould,
starring Victoria Pedretti and Kiera Allen respectively.



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