Hulu has chosen not to pick up the comedy pilot “Group Chat,” Variety reported. The show was inspired by La La Anthony’s book, “The Love Playbook: Rules for Love, Sex, and Happiness,” and was endorsed by writer Kenya Barris and executive producer Kim Kardashian.
The project was first announced to be in development in 2024 under a first-look deal between Kardashian and 20th Television. In addition to being an executive producer, Anthony would also star in the pilot, while Kardashian would serve as a guest star and narrator. The cast also included Yaya DaCosta, Melanie Rivard, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Stephanie Sganami.
However, Anthony and Kardashian continue to do business together. The two are executive producers on an untitled Tracy Oliver comedy series currently in development at Hulu. In addition to writing the screenplay, Oliver also serves as an executive producer on the project. TV number 20 is the studio.
The new project’s logline reads, “When a crisis manager for one of the Bay Area’s most popular professional athletes finds her life forever changed by her husband’s scandal, she turns to the three women who have been by her side through every step of her life. Together they navigate the glamorous turmoil of dating, ambition, motherhood, and starting over.”
Oliver is perhaps best known as the writer of the 2017 hit comedy feature Girls Trip, which grossed more than $140 million worldwide. She went on to write films such as “The Blackening,” “The Sun Is Both a Star,” and “Little.” On the television side, she is known for developing “The First Wives Club” TV series at BET+ and creating the Amazon Prime Video series “Harlem,” which aired for three seasons.
OIiver is represented by CAA, Artists First, and Myman Greenspan. Kardashian is repped by WME. Anthony is repped by Linden Entertainment, WME and Sloan Offer.
