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Abbott Elementary star Janelle James is lining up her next TV project — as a writer.
James and Happy Endings creator David Caspe are teaming for a Hulu comedy, Rock City, set in the Virgin Islands. They’ll write and executive produce the project, which comes from Universal Television and is in development at Hulu. For the time being, at least, James will be only behind the camera.
Rock City is also a reunion for James and Caspe, who previously worked together on Showtime’s 2019-21 comedy Black Monday. Caspe co-created that series, and James was a writer and actor on the show.
The logline for Rock City reads, “A woman returns to her hometown in the Virgin Islands after she inherits a local tourist trap from her estranged father but quickly realizes that she’s been left much more than a simple beachfront bar and grill.”
