The network has handed out a pilot order to hourlong drama Pitch, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The baseball drama hails from prolific producer Dan Fogelman (Grandfathered) and centers on a young female pitcher who defies the odds when she becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. Kylie Bunbury (Under the Dome, Tut) has been cast to star.
The drama scored a hefty put-pilot commitment from the network in September and is one of multiple projects Fogelman has in the works this season.
Fogelman (Fox's Grandfathered, ABC's Galavant) and Rick Singer (Younger, American Dad!) will pen the script and executive produce the 20th Century Fox Television entry. Tony Bill and Helen Bartlett are also attached to exec produce. The drama order comes as Fox continues to be the home for postseason Major League Baseball, including the All-Star Game, one League Championship Series, two Division Series games as well as the crown jewel: the World Series.
The Fox drama comes after 14-year-old pitcher Mo'Ne Davis captured hearts last year when she made history by becoming the first girl to win a Little League World Series game, hurling a shutout to boot. She followed that up with a Disney Channel biopic and an open invitation to join the Harlem Globetrotters after she graduates college. Additionally, French teen shortstop Melissa Mayeux recently became the first woman ever added to the Major League Baseball international registration list, making her eligible to be signed by a MLB team.
The baseball drama hails from prolific producer Dan Fogelman (Grandfathered) and centers on a young female pitcher who defies the odds when she becomes the first woman to play in the major leagues. Kylie Bunbury (Under the Dome, Tut) has been cast to star.
The drama scored a hefty put-pilot commitment from the network in September and is one of multiple projects Fogelman has in the works this season.
Fogelman (Fox's Grandfathered, ABC's Galavant) and Rick Singer (Younger, American Dad!) will pen the script and executive produce the 20th Century Fox Television entry. Tony Bill and Helen Bartlett are also attached to exec produce. The drama order comes as Fox continues to be the home for postseason Major League Baseball, including the All-Star Game, one League Championship Series, two Division Series games as well as the crown jewel: the World Series.
The Fox drama comes after 14-year-old pitcher Mo'Ne Davis captured hearts last year when she made history by becoming the first girl to win a Little League World Series game, hurling a shutout to boot. She followed that up with a Disney Channel biopic and an open invitation to join the Harlem Globetrotters after she graduates college. Additionally, French teen shortstop Melissa Mayeux recently became the first woman ever added to the Major League Baseball international registration list, making her eligible to be signed by a MLB team.
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