Overview
- Hulu is developing Rock City, which Deadline, Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported Wednesday, with Janelle James and David Caspe credited as writers and executive producers.
- The logline says the half-hour comedy follows a woman who returns to her hometown in the U.S. Virgin Islands after inheriting a local tourist spot and discovers it is more complicated than it first appears.
- Universal Television is attached as the studio and the project remains in early development, so Hulu has not issued a series order and there is no confirmed deal for James to star.
- James is best known for playing Ava Coleman on Abbott Elementary and recently won a 2026 Critics Choice Award and earned multiple Emmy nominations, which has heightened industry interest in projects she develops.
- Caspe, creator of Happy Endings and co-creator of Black Monday and Mr. Throwback, brings a track record in TV comedy and his involvement could help move the project toward a pilot or series order if Hulu greenlights it.