Shameless star Jeremy Allen White has been set to lead FX pilot The Bear.
White will play a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant in the half-hour project, which comes from Ramy executive producer/director Christopher Storer, Hiro Murai’s (Atlanta) Super Frog, Joanna Calo (Bojack Horseman) and FX Productions.
The Disney-owned network handed the project a pilot order in March, which Storer will write, direct and exec produce with Murai, Nate Matteson and Calo. Casting was led by Jeanie & Maggie Bacharach.
The cast also features Ebon Moss-Bachrach (NOS4A2), Ayo Edebiri (Dickinson), Lionel Boyce (Loiter Squad), Abby Elliott (SNL) and Matty Matheson (Just A Dash), who is also a consulting producer.
White, who played Phillip “Lip” Gallagher in the Showtime dramedy, recently starred in Dave Franco’s feature The Rental and also starred in Amazon’s Homecoming. He is also the lead in indie...
White will play a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant in the half-hour project, which comes from Ramy executive producer/director Christopher Storer, Hiro Murai’s (Atlanta) Super Frog, Joanna Calo (Bojack Horseman) and FX Productions.
The Disney-owned network handed the project a pilot order in March, which Storer will write, direct and exec produce with Murai, Nate Matteson and Calo. Casting was led by Jeanie & Maggie Bacharach.
The cast also features Ebon Moss-Bachrach (NOS4A2), Ayo Edebiri (Dickinson), Lionel Boyce (Loiter Squad), Abby Elliott (SNL) and Matty Matheson (Just A Dash), who is also a consulting producer.
White, who played Phillip “Lip” Gallagher in the Showtime dramedy, recently starred in Dave Franco’s feature The Rental and also starred in Amazon’s Homecoming. He is also the lead in indie...
- 5/21/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
FX has ordered a half-hour pilot from Christopher Storer, Variety has learned.
“The Bear,” as the show is called, is about a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant. Storer will write, direct, and executive produce the pilot. Hiro Murai and Nate Matteson will executive produce under their Super Frog banner. Joanna Calo also executive produce. Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors. FX Productions will produce.
Storer previously worked as a director and executive producer on the critically-acclaimed Hulu series “Ramy.” His other TV series directing credits include “Little Voice” and “Dickinson,” while he has also directed the comedy specials “Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King,” “Bo Burnham: Make Happy,” and “Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago.” He worked with Burnham again as a producer on the feature “Eighth Grade.”
He is repped by UTA, Kaplan Perrone, and Paul Hastings Llp.
Murai is an executive...
“The Bear,” as the show is called, is about a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant. Storer will write, direct, and executive produce the pilot. Hiro Murai and Nate Matteson will executive produce under their Super Frog banner. Joanna Calo also executive produce. Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors. FX Productions will produce.
Storer previously worked as a director and executive producer on the critically-acclaimed Hulu series “Ramy.” His other TV series directing credits include “Little Voice” and “Dickinson,” while he has also directed the comedy specials “Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King,” “Bo Burnham: Make Happy,” and “Jeff Garlin: Our Man in Chicago.” He worked with Burnham again as a producer on the feature “Eighth Grade.”
He is repped by UTA, Kaplan Perrone, and Paul Hastings Llp.
Murai is an executive...
- 3/19/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
FX has handed a pilot order to half-hour The Bear, from Ramy executive producer/director Christopher Storer, Hiro Murai’s (Atlanta) Super Frog, Joanna Calo and FX Productions.
Storer will write and direct the pilot, described as a half-hour show about a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant. Storer will executive produce with Murai and Nate Matteson (Station Eleven) of Super Frog, and Calo. Jeanie & Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting director. FX Productions is the studio.
Storer was an executive producer and director on Ramy and produced the feature film Eighth Grade. Storer also executive produced the TV special Whitmer Thomas’sThe Golden One, Jerrod Carmichael: 8 and directed Hasan Minjah: Homecoming King. Storer is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone and Erik Hyman at Paul Hastings Llp.
2020-21 FX Pilots & Series Orders
Murai is an executive producer on...
Storer will write and direct the pilot, described as a half-hour show about a young chef who returns to Chicago to run the family restaurant. Storer will executive produce with Murai and Nate Matteson (Station Eleven) of Super Frog, and Calo. Jeanie & Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting director. FX Productions is the studio.
Storer was an executive producer and director on Ramy and produced the feature film Eighth Grade. Storer also executive produced the TV special Whitmer Thomas’sThe Golden One, Jerrod Carmichael: 8 and directed Hasan Minjah: Homecoming King. Storer is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone and Erik Hyman at Paul Hastings Llp.
2020-21 FX Pilots & Series Orders
Murai is an executive producer on...
- 3/19/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
FX is teaming with Ramy director and executive producer Christopher Storer on a pilot.
The Disney-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order for The Bear, a half-hour show about a young chef who takes over his family’s restaurant in Chicago. Storer will write and direct the pilot, which counts Hiro Murai (Atlanta) among its executive producers. The project comes from FX Productions.
Storer will executive produce along with Murai and Nate Matteson of Super Frog and Joanna Calo (BoJack Horseman, Undone). Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors.
The Bear joins a roster of upcoming and in-the-works projects at FX ...
The Disney-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order for The Bear, a half-hour show about a young chef who takes over his family’s restaurant in Chicago. Storer will write and direct the pilot, which counts Hiro Murai (Atlanta) among its executive producers. The project comes from FX Productions.
Storer will executive produce along with Murai and Nate Matteson of Super Frog and Joanna Calo (BoJack Horseman, Undone). Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors.
The Bear joins a roster of upcoming and in-the-works projects at FX ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
FX is teaming with Ramy director and executive producer Christopher Storer on a pilot.
The Disney-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order for The Bear, a half-hour show about a young chef who takes over his family’s restaurant in Chicago. Storer will write and direct the pilot, which counts Hiro Murai (Atlanta) among its executive producers. The project comes from FX Productions.
Storer will executive produce along with Murai and Nate Matteson of Super Frog and Joanna Calo (BoJack Horseman, Undone). Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors.
The Bear joins a roster of upcoming and in-the-works projects at FX ...
The Disney-owned cable network has handed out a pilot order for The Bear, a half-hour show about a young chef who takes over his family’s restaurant in Chicago. Storer will write and direct the pilot, which counts Hiro Murai (Atlanta) among its executive producers. The project comes from FX Productions.
Storer will executive produce along with Murai and Nate Matteson of Super Frog and Joanna Calo (BoJack Horseman, Undone). Jeanie and Maggie Bacharach will serve as casting directors.
The Bear joins a roster of upcoming and in-the-works projects at FX ...
- 3/19/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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