{"id":562942,"date":"2026-04-03T22:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/562942\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T22:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:24:08","slug":"hulu-passes-on-la-la-anthony-kim-kardashian-pilot-group-chat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/562942\/","title":{"rendered":"Hulu Passes on La LA Anthony, Kim Kardashian Pilot &#8216;Group Chat&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/hulu\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hulu\" data-tag=\"hulu\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hulu<\/a> has opted not to pick up the comedy pilot \u201cGroup Chat,\u201d Variety has learned. The show was inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/la-la-anthony\/\" id=\"auto-tag_la-la-anthony\" data-tag=\"la-la-anthony\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">La La Anthony<\/a>\u2019s book \u201cThe Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness\u201d and hailed from writer Kenya Barris and executive producer <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/kim-kardashian\/\" id=\"auto-tag_kim-kardashian\" data-tag=\"kim-kardashian\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kim Kardashian<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe project was first announced as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-id=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/kim-kardashian-la-la-anthony-book-hulu-kenya-barris-1236106785\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/tv\/news\/kim-kardashian-la-la-anthony-book-hulu-kenya-barris-1236106785\/\">being in development back in 2024<\/a> under Kardashian\u2019s first-look deal with 20th Television. Anthony starred in the pilot in addition to executive producing, while Kardashian was set to guest star and serve as narrator on the series. The cast also included Yaya DaCosta, Melanie Liburd, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Stephanie Suganami. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tBut Anthony and Kardashian are staying in business together. Both are attached as executive producers on an untitled <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/t\/tracy-oliver\/\" id=\"auto-tag_tracy-oliver\" data-tag=\"tracy-oliver\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tracy Oliver<\/a> comedy series currently in development at Hulu. Oliver is also an executive producer on the project in addition to writing. 20th Television is the studio. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThe logline for the new project states, \u201cWhen the Bay Area\u2019s most sought-after crisis manager for professional athletes finds her own life upended by her husband\u2019s scandal, she turns to the three women who\u2019ve been by her side through every version of her life. Together they navigate dating, ambition, motherhood, and the glamorous mess of starting over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOliver is perhaps best known for writing the hit 2017 comedy feature \u201cGirls Trip,\u201d which grossed over $140 million worldwide. She went on to write films like \u201cThe Blackening,\u201d \u201cThe Sun Is Also a Star,\u201d and \u201cLittle.\u201d On the TV side, she is known for developing \u201cThe First Wives Club\u201d TV series at BET+ and for creating the Amazon Prime Video series \u201cHarlem,\u201d which ran for three seasons. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tOIiver is repped by CAA, Artists First, and Myman Greenspan. Kardashian is repped by WME. Anthony is repped by Linden Entertainment, WME, and Sloane Offer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hulu has opted not to pick up the comedy pilot \u201cGroup Chat,\u201d Variety has learned. 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