Peter White Television EditorFox Entertainment is set to open a writers room for drama Our Kind of People from Karin Gist and Lee Daniels with the hope that it turns into a straight-to-series order for the 2021-22 season.The drama, which is inspired by Lawrence Otis Graham’s book Our Kind of People: Inside America’s Black Upper Class, is the second project to follow this model.
Last month, the network opened a writers room for its Untitled Country Music Dynasty drama from writer/exec producer Melissa London Hilfers.The move comes as Fox is moving away from only following the traditional pilot cycle with plans to order shows a number of different ways, some straight-to-series, some with writers rooms first, lower-cost presentations as well.
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