Alison Brie Heads Into Witness Protection in New FX Pilot Created by THE SOPRANOS' David Chase

Alison Brie is heading to coastal Maine, but not for vacation. The GLOW and Community star has officially signed on to lead FX’s untitled Witness Protection pilot, a thriller-drama.

The story centers on a high-end D.C. madam who, after a violent falling out with her partner, flips and enters witness protection with her daughter. FX says it’s a contemporary take on an unproduced script by The Sopranos creator David Chase.

While Chase has stepped back from the project due to an upcoming film shoot, the creative baton has been passed to Clipped duo Hannah Fidell and Gina Welch.

Fidell, who will also direct the pilot, shares co-showrunning duties with Welch. Nicole Lambert of Riverain Pictures is on board as executive producer, and FX Productions is handling the pilot.

Brie’s a strong actress who’s proven she can balance drama and dark comedy with ease, and her resume keeps expanding in interesting new directions. Most recently, she starred opposite Annette Bening in Peacock’s Apples Never Fall, co-wrote and headlined Dave Franco’s Somebody I Used to Know, and teamed up with Jeff Baena for the indie dark comedy Spin Me Round, starring alongside Molly Shannon and Aubrey Plaza.

Up next, she’s playing Evil-Lyn in Masters of the Universe from Amazon MGM and Mattel Films and will soon be seen in Together, a horror drama she produced and stars in with Dave Franco.