Jodie Whittaker cast opposite Ellen Pompeo in Hulu pilot
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Jodie Whittaker has joined Ellen Pompeo in the cast of "Chicks," a dramedy pilot in development at Hulu. Whittaker's casting follows Pompeo's earlier confirmation as lead back in June, and comes as Hulu increasingly turns back to the pilot model for developing new series after several streamers had largely moved away from it in favour of straight-to-series orders.
The pilot follows Chickie (Pompeo) and Doreen (Whittaker), two estranged half-sisters in gentrifying old Boston who bond over increasingly bold cons after their father's death leaves them with nothing but a family history of petty crime. Pompeo will star and executive produce via her Calamity Jane banner alongside Laura Holstein, with Katie Robbins writing and executive producing and 20th Television as studio. Whittaker, best known for "Broadchurch" and as the 13th Doctor in "Doctor Who," is currently filming season six of "Only Murders in the Building," and Deadline first reported her casting.
- Jodie Whittaker joins Ellen Pompeo in Hulu's "Chicks" pilot
- Dramedy follows estranged half-sisters running cons in Boston
- Part of Hulu's renewed push toward developing pilots
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Hulu is a US streaming service that commissions television programmes, including original dramas and comedies. A pilot is an initial episode made to test a proposed series before a decision is taken on whether to order a full season.
Ellen Pompeo is an American actor best known for playing Dr Meredith Grey in the long-running medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. Jodie Whittaker is a British actor known for Broadchurch and for becoming the first woman to lead Doctor Who as the Doctor.
The proposed programme centres on two half-sisters whose relationship has broken down and who turn to fraud after a family bereavement. It is being developed by 20th Television, a major US production studio, with Pompeo also involved as an executive producer, a role that can include helping shape the programme’s creative and business decisions.
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Originally published by Variety as “Jodie Whittaker Joins Ellen Pompeo in Hulu Dramedy Pilot ‘Chicks’”.