Hulu Picks Up NFL-Set Drama Series From Dan Fogelman

Dan Fogelman is adding another Hulu series to his portfolio, this one set in the high-stakes world in the NFL.

Hulu has given a series pickup to the untitled project, which is from 20th Television and Skydance Sports. Details are sparse, though it is said to involve a generational family dynamic, in addition to its setting in the NFL.

Skydance Sports, it is worth noting, is a joint venture between David Ellison’s Skydance and the NFL. The league is notoriously careful about its brand, but told The Hollywood Reporter last year that it wants to develop more scripted fare via the Skydance JV.

Fogelman is serving as writer and executive producer alongside Jess Rosenthal with David Ellison, Jesse Sisgold, and Jason T. Reed serving as EPs for Skydance Sports.

Fogelman, of course, is the creator behind the hit NBC family drama This Is Us, with feature credits like Cars, Tangled and Crazy Stupid Love. He is also no stranger to the sports drama genre, creating the 2016 Fox baseball series Pitch.

He is also the creator of another upcoming Hulu series, Paradise, which stars Sterling K. Brown and James Marsden, and serves as an EP on the Hulu hit Only Murders In The Building.