Jeremy Allen White is returning to Chicago. The Shameless favourite has been tapped to steer the solid of FX’s restaurant comedy pil
Jeremy Allen White is returning to Chicago.
The Shameless favourite has been tapped to steer the solid of FX’s restaurant comedy pilot The Bear. The half-hour from author Christopher Storer (Ramy, Eighth Grade) has additionally solid Ebon Moss-Bachrach (NOS4A2), Ayo Edebiri (Dickinson), Lionel Boyce (Hap & Leonard), Abby Elliott (SNL) and chef Matty Matheson (Workin’ Mothers).
Ordered to pilot in March, The Bear revolves round a younger chef (White) who returns to Chicago to run the household restaurant. From FX Productions, Storer will pen the script and direct the pilot. Atlanta‘s Hiro Murai, Nate Matteson and Joanna Calo may also exec produce. Character descriptions for the rest of the solid weren’t available.
For White, his function in The Bear marks his follow-up to Showtime’s Shameless, which wrapped earlier this 12 months after a powerful 11-season run. His credit embrace The Rental, Homecoming, Afterschool and Viena and the Fantomes. He’s repped by WME, Administration 360 and Hansen Jacobson.
Moss-Bachrach is with by UTA, Sue Leibman/Barking Canine Leisure and Peikoff-Mahan. Edebiri is with CAA, Odenkirk Provissiero and Del Shaw. Boyce is with WME and M88. Elliott is with Paradigm, MGMT Leisure and Hansen Jacobson. Matheson, who runs 4 eating places in Toronto, is with WME, Cassoulet Palace and Ellie Heisler.