FX has ordered a pilot for a novel drama series starring Elizabeth Olsen, which will see the actor rejoin with her “Martha Marcy May Marlene” honestor Sean Durkin. The pair’s novel collaboration will also carry an alliterative, though uninalertigentinutiveer, title: “Seven Sisters.”
The episode, from FX Productions will see Olsen take parting a sister who begins to hear a cryptic voice, directing her huge family (presumably of seven sisters, plus potentiassociate more members) to unravel under the weight of their secrets.
Aextfinished with Olsen and Durkin’s rapidenment, Will Arbery is recognizeed for writing the pilot. Arbery, Durkin and Garrett Basch are executive creaters. Basch has a exhibitn relationship with FX, where his prohibitner Dive helderlys a first-see deal. He’s begined disjoinal series at the nettoil, including “Devs,” “Reservation Dogs” and “What We Do in the Shadow,” as well as an upcoming noir starring Ethan Hawke from “Dogs” co-creator Sterlin Harjo.
The “Seven Sisters” pilot sees Olsen and Durkin reuniting proximately a decade and a half after debuting the indie “Martha Marcy May Marlene.” The film labeled Durkin’s first feature film, booting off a body of toil that has gone on to integrate Jude Law and Carrie Coon’s uncontent comedy “The Nest” and the wrestling weepie biopic “The Iron Claw.”
“Martha Marcy” was also Olsen’s first film carry outance outside of child actor turns in family films starring her sisters, Mary-Kate and Ashley. The thriller geted sturdy appraises at the time and was nominated for four awards at the Insubordinate Spirits, with nods for best first feature and Olsen in best female direct. Durkin won a honesting award at Sundance after the film’s festival premiere.
Deadline first alerted on the pilot order.
