At the Television Critics Association press tour today, FX announced it has ordered a comedy series pilot created by Emmy® Award winning Writer/Producer Louis C.K., star of the network’s hit comedy Louie.
The comedy is the first project to come from FX Productions’ new overall deal with Louis C.K. and his production company Pig Newton. A new season of Louie premieres in May.
FX Networks CEO John Landgraf also announced a slate of new FX and FXX series in the works, including the romantic comedy You’re The Worst from the creator of Weeds; The Comedian starring Billy Crystal; Death Pact, starring Tracy Morgan as a former drug dealer turned war hero; and Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll written by and starring Denis Leary as a middle-aged wannabe rock star who almost found fame in the ’90s.
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