A group of Saturday Night Live alums are reportedly developing a comedy series for FX, according to Deadline. Anna Drezen, Beck Bennett, and Paul Briganti are the trio behind the series, all of whom had tenures on SNL that overlapped until 2021.
Bennett was a popular cast member on the show between 2013 and 2021, known for his Baby Boss character, as well as his impressions of CNN broadcaster Wolf Blitzer and Russian president Vladimir Putin. Drezen and Briganti joined the production in 2016, with Dresden eventually becoming co-head writer in 2020.
As for the new series, Deadline reports Bennet will star as a disgraced Olympic skier who returns to Aspen to save his family’s flailing ski resort, “which will be an uphill battle because his only skill is sliding down a mountain on sticks.”
The show’s in development at this point, so there’s no word of a production schedule or potential launch date if it’s greenlit. There aren’t any network shows at the moment that use skiing as a backdrop, though, so a comedy starring a familiar face could be refreshing for fans.
