Date 06/08/2015 - News People
Fox opened its day at the Television Critics Association's summer press tour with a big announcement: The network is teaming with Empire co-creator Lee Daniels for a new music drama pilot.
Fox TV Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden announced that the network has ordered Star, a drama pilot set in the music business.
"Like Empire, it's set against the backdrop of the music business but from a different perspective," Walden said. Daniels will write, exec produce and direct Star. Tom Donaghy (The Whole Truth) will serve as a writer and EP on the pilot alongside Daniels.