Alison Brie To Lead FX’s Witness Protection Pilot From Hannah Fidell & Gina Welch; David Chase Exits Project

Alison Brie To Lead FX’s Witness Protection Pilot From Hannah Fidell & Gina Welch; David Chase Exits Project

Alison Brie (G.L.O.W., Community) has been cast as the lead of FX’s Untitled Witness Protection pilot from Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch (Clipped), who joins as co-showrunner, writer and executive producer. David Chase was previously attached, but has stepped back because he is prepping to shoot a new movie at the top of next year. Fidell will direct the pilot, and Nicole Lambert of Riverain Pictures will executive produce. As Deadline shared…

Alison Brie to Star in Witness Protection Pilot at FX From Hannah Fidell, Gina Welch

Alison Brie is set for the lead role in an FX drama pilot that hails from Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch. The official logline states, “A violent confrontation drives a high-end DC madame (Brie) to turn on her partner and enter witness protection in seaside Maine with her adolescent daughter.” The project was first announced in March 2023 with a pilot commitment. At the time, David Chase was attached as co-creator and executive producer, as th…