Elizabeth Yu & Hilda Martin Join Jenna Bans/Bill Krebs NBC Drama Pilot
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Elizabeth Yu and Hilda Martin have been added to the cast of the upcoming NBC drama pilot from Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs formerly known as Murder by the Book.
Starring Retta, the story will follow a big city Instafamous book reviewer who takes a page from the murder mystery books she reviews and becomes an unlikely detective to uncover the shocking truths about an eccentric seaside town.
Martin will play Young Hazel, while Yu will portray Young Maggie. Young Maggie and Young Hazel are big murder mystery book nerds and best friends, spending time having fun, reading and sleeping over at each other’s houses.
Eventually, Maggie’s murder will send Hazel on her own hunt for a killer. They join a cast that includes Tituss Burgess, Tommy Dewey and Siobhan Williams. RELATED: 2023 NBC Pilots & Series Orders The untitled project, which landed a pilot order in January after receiving a put pilot commitment in September, comes from Bans’ Universal Television-based production banner Minnesota Logging Company.
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