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Dan Fogelman Sets NFL Family Drama Series at Hulu
Dan Fogelman is staying in business with Hulu, with the streamer ordering a drama series set within the NFL from the celebrated TV producer.
Exact plot details on the untitled series are being kept under wraps, aside from the fact it takes place in the NFL and has a generational family component, per an individual with knowledge of the project.
Fogelman serves as writer and executive producer on the series. Jess Rosenthal also executive produces via his and Fogleman’s Rhode Island Ave. Productions along with David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jason T. Reed for Skydance Sports. 20th Television and Skydance Sports will produce. Fogelman is currently under an overall deal at 20th TV.
This is now the second series order Fogelman has landed at Hulu. He is also the creator of the upcoming drama series “Paradise” starring Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden, which does not have a premiere date at the time of this publishing. Fogelman serves as an executive producer on the popular Hulu series “Only Murders in the Building” as well.
Fogelman is no stranger to the world of sports dramas. He previously co-created the Fox series “Pitch,” which told the story of the first woman to play Major League Baseball. Fogelman is perhaps best known for creating the hit NBC series “This Is Us,” which ran for six seasons and earned 40 Emmy nominations in total, including four nominations for best drama series. Fogelman’s other TV credits include “Galavant” and “The Neighbors.” In film, Fogelman has written features like “Cars,” “Bolt,” “Tangled,” Crazy Stupid Love,” “Last Vegas,” “The Guilt Trip,” and “Me, Earl, and the Dying Girl.” He has also written and directed the films “Life, Itself” and “Danny Collins.”
He is repped by WME and Hansen Jacobson.