ABC orders 'Drop Off' pilot, Ellie Kemper to star and executive produce

ABC has placed a pilot order for Ellie Kemper's "Drop Off" (working title).< /p >

The series is the American adaptation of the British comedy "Motherland". Variety exclusively reported the adaptation news earlier this week. The show was previously hosted on Hulu by Lionsgate.

"Julia (Ellie Kemper) is a working mother for whom nothing works so she goes off to her village search. With the help of new friends Calvin and Liz, Julia discovers that she might just be able to balance work and parenthood once in a while. It's a comedy for anyone who's let their kids down at school. , breathed a sigh of relief...then realized it was Sunday,” reads the official logline.

Kemper executive produces alongside Sharon Horgan, Clelia Mountford, Stacy Greenberg, Kira Carstensen for Merman Television. Paul Feig, Dan Magnante via Feigco Entertainment. Holly Walsh and Helen Serafinowicz are also executive producers. Michael Showalter is executive producer and director. Julieanne Smolinski is attached to write and executive produce. Lionsgate and ABC Signature are the studios behind the production.

Kemper will next be seen in the upcoming Netflix romantic comedy "Happiness For Beginners." Most recently, she co-hosted "The Great American Baking Show" opposite Zach Cherry on the Roku channel.

Smolinski was previously executive producer of ABC's single-camera comedy, "Home Economics." Prior to the series, she wrote on "Grace & Frankie," Starz's "Shining Vale," and Showtime's "Black Monday," among other titles.

Showalter recently directed and produced Hulu's "The Dropout." He produced "I Love That For You" and "The Shrink Next Door" for Apple TV+, which he also directed. He is the co-creator of "Wet Hot American Summer" and the hit HBO Max original series "Search Party," which premiered its fifth and final season in January 2022, and is an executive producer of the CW series, " In the Dark."

Kemper is replaced by WME, Mosaic and Hansen Jacobson. Showalter is with UTA, Artists First and Goodman Genow.

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