EXCLUSIVE: Pen15 co-creator and star Anna Konkle has been tapped as the lead in Amazon Freevee’s Western, a half-hour period comedy pilot from Sony Pictures Television, Amazon Studios and Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s Sony TV-based Lord Miller.Written by Michelle Morgan, Western is set in the 1800s.
It follows Polly (Konkle), a high society young woman from Philadelphia who travels out west on a desperate quest for a husband only to discover that she has been catfished by a teenage boy.
Now stranded in 1866 Montana, Polly, along with the town’s other inhabitants, must find their place in this ever-changing new world, confronting and defying all expectations society has of them along the way.Though her good breeding and opulent clothing make her stand out like a sore thumb in this dustbowl of a town, it’s Plly’s wit and unexpected charm that ultimately earns her a place there.Morgan executive produces with Phil Lord, Chris Miller, Aditya Sood and Lucy Kitada for Lord Miller.
Tony Yacenda also serves as executive producer and directs.Konkle co-created and starred in the praised comedy series Pen15, which aired for two seasons on Hulu.
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