The actress who starred as Wilhelmina Slater on ABC’s Ugly Betty, has been tapped to star in the network’s upcoming family comedy pilot. Williams has landed a lead role and will star opposite previously announced Matt Walsh and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

The single-camera comedy follows two Pittsburgh families — a father (Walsh) with three adult daughters (Swisher will play the eldest) and a hotel lounge singer (Williams) with her son — who are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri, the lounge singer is described as a diva with no money who had one hit in the late ‘80s. Her son is the most important thing in her life, but her career is a closesecond.

Happy Accident is penned by Modern Family writers Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack. Higginbotham and Pollack will also serve as executive producers alongside pilot director Kat Coiro.

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A new family comedy from Modern Family writers and executive producers is underway at ABC. The single-camera project hails from Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack and 20th Century Fox TV where the two are under overall deals.

According to Variety, the project titled, Happy Accident, originated as a spec script at 20th TV. The series centers on two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — as they are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed.

ABC Studios has already begun the search for a director as well as casting director. The plan is to begin casting immediately as production is slated for the beginning of the upcoming pilot season.

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The actress who starred as Wilhelmina Slater on ABC’s Ugly Betty, has been tapped to star in the network’s upcoming family comedy pilot. Williams has landed a lead role and will star opposite previously announced Matt Walsh and JoAnna Garcia Swisher.

The single-camera comedy follows two Pittsburgh families — a father (Walsh) with three adult daughters (Swisher will play the eldest) and a hotel lounge singer (Williams) with her son — who are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Sheri, the lounge singer is described as a diva with no money who had one hit in the late ‘80s. Her son is the most important thing in her life, but her career is a closesecond.

Happy Accident is penned by Modern Family writers Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack. Higginbotham and Pollack will also serve as executive producers alongside pilot director Kat Coiro.

The post Vanessa Williams to Star in ABC’s “Happy Accident” appeared first on EverydayKoala.

A new family comedy from Modern Family writers and executive producers is underway at ABC. The single-camera project hails from Abraham Higginbotham and Jon Pollack and 20th Century Fox TV where the two are under overall deals.

According to Variety, the project titled, Happy Accident, originated as a spec script at 20th TV. The series centers on two Pittsburgh families — a father with three adult daughters, and a hotel lounge singer with her med student son — as they are forced together after a decades-old secret is revealed.

ABC Studios has already begun the search for a director as well as casting director. The plan is to begin casting immediately as production is slated for the beginning of the upcoming pilot season.

The post Comedy From “Modern Family” Duo Lands ABC Pilot Order appeared first on EverydayKoala.