FX Networks is teaming up with Tracy Morgan and Jordan Peele on a half-hour comedy pilot set to shoot this summer. Morgan (SNL, 30 Rock), Jordan Peele, Eric Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men), and Joel Zadak (Key and Peele) are executive producing the untitled comedy, and Peele and John Carcieri are writing the pilot episode.
“What an unbeatable combination – Tracy Morgan and Jordan Peele – two exceptional comics joining forces with a great team of writers and producers to create and produce this pilot for FX Networks,” said Nick Grad, President of Original Programming for FX Networks. “We’ve been committed to Tracy from the start and are thrilled that Jordan, John, Eric and Joel are joining him in developing this new project.”
The Plot:
A career criminal (played by Morgan) is released from prison after 15 long years, hoping to reintegrate into a society that long ago left him behind. Now a man whose only expertise is making grilled cheese with an iron must navigate a modern world of political correctness, internet, and self-driving cars.
