Hulu has one less comedy on its plate. The streamer has opted not to move forward with its car racing comedy Downforce, Deadline reported Monday. The scrapped series had been greenlit for a pilot order in May, and was set to be led by Eve Hewson and Murray Bartlett.
It’s unclear why the series has been scrapped. However, the pilot had been created by ABC Signature Studios, which was merged into 20th Television late last year. Amid a stage of restructuring, ABC and Hulu merged their drama and comedy teams, and Suzanna Makkos took over as Head of Comedy for ABC Entertainment and Hulu Originals.
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Written by Alec Berg and Adam Countee, Downforce was set to star Hewson as Victoria, the estranged daughter of a storied racing team’s owner. A character description called Victoria “a shrewd and ruthless investment banker who finds her way
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