Hulu has ordered a brand new drama pilot, titled “Durango,” from Eliza Clark, twentieth Tv and Media Res.
Clark, who created FX’s “Y: The Final Man,” will write the pilot, which follows ski bum Mikey and runaway Bunny as they fall in love and run from cops and criminals. Based mostly on the title of the undertaking, the pilot appears to be set in Durango, Colo.
The official logline is as follows: “Mikey is a ski bum townie chasing a buzz. Bunny is a homeschooled runaway working as a greasy-spoon waitress. Collectively they’re using an avalanche of dangerous selections and falling in love whereas operating from cops, criminals, and Mikey’s spouse in pursuit of their very own American dream.”
Hailing from twentieth Tv and Media Res, “Durango” is govt produced by Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer of Media Res.
Clark is finest recognized for creating “Y: The Final Man” at F and beforehand served as showrunner and govt producer of TNT’s “Animal Kingdom.” Her different TV credit embody AMC’s “The Killing” and “Rubicon,” in addition to CBS’ “Extant.”
On the playwriting facet, Clark’s work has appeared at The Kirk Douglas Theater, The Cherry Lane Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Alley Theatre and South Coast Repertory Theatre, amongst others.
Ellenberg and Springer’s producing credit embody Apple TV’s “Pachinko” and “The Morning Present” in addition to “I’m a Virgo,” “Extrapolations” and “Scenes From a Marriage,” amongst others.
Hulu has greenlit various pilot orders of late, together with Ryan Coogler’s “X-Recordsdata” reboot starring Danielle Deadwyler in addition to Greg Berlanti and Bash Doran’s “Foster Dade.”
