{"id":353312,"date":"2026-01-05T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353312\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:42:10","slug":"william-h-macy-confirms-title-setting-of-dan-fogelman-nfl-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/353312\/","title":{"rendered":"William H. Macy Confirms Title &#038; Setting Of Dan Fogelman NFL Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/william-h-macy\/\" id=\"auto-tag_william-h-macy\" data-tag=\"william-h-macy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">William H. Macy<\/a>, one of the stars of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dan-fogelman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dan-fogelman\" data-tag=\"dan-fogelman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dan Fogelman<\/a>\u2018s upcoming NFL drama on <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/hulu\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hulu\" data-tag=\"hulu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hulu<\/a>, pulled back the curtain a bit on the series which, in typical Fogelman fashion, had been shrouded in secrecy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tMacy initially toed to the party line, replying \u201cI could tell you but I\u2019d have to kill you\u201d when Deadline\u2019s Antonia Blyth asked him about the show on the red carpet at the Critics Choice Awards where he was representing the movie Train Dreams. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHe went on to reveal the long rumored but never confirmed title and setting of the anticipated series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s about a football team, nominally the Cleveland Browns. It\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-land\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-land\" data-tag=\"the-land\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Land<\/a> because that\u2019s what people from Cleveland call it. I play the owner of the team,\u201d Macy said. \u201cThey\u2019re brilliant scripts. They\u2019re Shakespearean. It\u2019s about football, but, oh, my lord, the plots are so profound, and I\u2019m having the time of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAsked whether the show is Friday Night Lights-esque, Macy said, \u201cIt\u2019s got a bit of that in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCreated and written by Fogelman, The Land is set inside the world of the NFL and has a generational family component to it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tChris Meloni leads the cast as the team\u2019s head coach Danny, with fellow series regulars Sam Corlett and Tanner Zagarino as his sons, Macy as the team owner Hank, Mandy Moore and Chloe Bennet as Hank\u2019s daughters, and Chace Crawford as the team\u2019s new General Manager. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThe NFL is completely behind our show, so we\u2019ve got complete access,\u201d Macy said. \u201cI\u2019m optimistic it\u2019s going to be something. And what if Cleveland starts winning? Because I think our team is going to do better.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tYou can watch a video of his comments below (at the 1\u201930\u201d mark)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe series, from 20th Television and Skydance Sports, is executive produced by Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal and Kevin Falls. Also executive producing are David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold and Jason T. Reed for Skydance Sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William H. 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