FX Developing New Series From The Bear Co-Showrunner and Blindspotting Director

FX is developing a series based on This American Life's 'I Was a Teenage Smuggler' segment.

FX is developing a new series from The Bear co-showrunner Joanna Calo and Blindspotting director Carlos Lopez Estrada. The series is set to be based on a 2021 This American Life segment titled"I Was a Teenage Smuggler". According to Deadline, the series will be a half-hour comedy written by Calo, Estrada, and the story's reporter, Kevin Sieff. The three will executive produce alongside This American Life's Ira Glass and Alissa Shipp.

In addition to Blindspotting, Estrada is known for his film Summertime as well as his documentary film, Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero. In terms of television, Estrada directed an episode of Marvel's Legion and is also developing an original comedy at FX as well as is writing and attached to direct Paramount and Bad Robot's reimagining of the Japanese anime Your Name.

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