Pretty/Handsome
American TV series or program
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Pretty/Handsome is a 2008 television pilot by Ryan Murphy that was not picked up to series by FX.[2][3] According to Vogue, Murphy "was devastated when the studio he was working with decided not to pursue the show because they felt their advertisers wouldn’t support it".[4]
| Pretty/Handsome | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Ryan Murphy |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy Brad Falchuk[1] |
| Directed by | Ryan Murphy |
| Starring | Joseph Fiennes Blythe Danner Robert Wagner Carrie-Anne Moss |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brad Falchuk Dede Gardner Ryan Murphy Brad Pitt |
| Producers | Dante Di Loreto Dede Gardner Patrick McKee |
| Editor | Bradley Buecker |
Plot
Bob, a married person with two sons, has to come out to her family as a transgender woman.[5]
Cast
- Joseph Fiennes as Bob Fitzpayne
- David Lambert as young Bob Fitzpayne
- Blythe Danner as Bunny Fitzpayne, Bob's mother
- Robert Wagner as Scotch Fitzpayne, Bob's father
- Carrie-Anne Moss as Elizabeth 'Liz' Fitzpayne
- Jake Cherry as Oliver Fitzpayne
- Jonathan Groff as Patrick Fitzpayne
- Jessica Lowndes as Cassie Boothe
- Christopher Egan as Beckett
- Sarah Paulson as Corky Fromme
Production
The project began shooting in the end of October 2007. The original title of the project was 4 oz., but was later changed to Pretty/Handsome. FX did not pick the show to be a regular series.[6] After Pretty/Handsome, Murphy worked on Glee because he "wanted to develop a wholesome comedy that the entire family can watch".[7]