Ellen Pompeo Pilot 'Chicks' Ordered By Hulu (EXCLUSIVE)
Deadline • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Hulu has ordered a pilot for "Chicks," a family dramedy starring Ellen Pompeo, who will also executive produce alongside Katie Robbins and Laura Holstein, with 20th Television as the studio.
- The show, written by Robbins, follows two estranged half-sisters in gentrifying Boston who bond over running audacious frauds after inheriting their late father's criminal legacy.
- "Chicks" is based on an original idea by Robbins, developed specifically for Pompeo, inspired by their collaboration on Hulu's "Good American Family," which garnered 6.3 million views in its first six days.
- Production on the pilot is expected to start in September in New York, joining several other recent Hulu pilot orders as the platform returns to a traditional pilot model.
- Ellen Pompeo, known for her longstanding role in "Grey’s Anatomy," continues to expand her producing career with multiple projects under Disney and Hulu, while Robbins brings experience from shows like "Good American Family" and Apple TV+'s "Sunny."