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Hulu Greenlights Phony Series With Connie Britton and Sam Nivola

Co-showrunners Nick Paley alongside Anthony King will helm the series about a teen waking from a car crash to question his mother’s identity.

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Overview

  • Hulu officially greenlit Phony as a half-hour mystery series following its October 2024 pilot order.
  • Connie Britton will star as Ellen, a high school principal and devoted single mother, opposite Sam Nivola as her son Sonny.
  • The coming-of-age premise centers on Sonny awakening in a hospital to suspect his mother has been replaced by an impostor.
  • Nick Paley and Anthony King serve as co-showrunners and executive producers under a 20th Television banner.
  • Additional executive producers include Charlie Alderman of Charlie’s Production Company and Drew Goddard with Sarah Esberg of Goddard Textiles.