“Ugly Betty” star America Ferrera has launched a new production company and signed an overall deal with ABC Studios, TheWrap has confirmed.
The actress, who will star in NBC’s midseason comedy “Superstore,” has launched Take Fountain Productions and will develop new projects for cable and broadcast. “The Last Exorcism” producer Gabrielle Neimand will run development and production.
The company currently has two projects in the works: the single-camera comedy series “Plus One” at ABC, and the drama series “Social Creatures” at ABC Family, which will be renamed Freeform in 2016.
“Plus One” will be written and executive produced by Valentina Garza, with Ferrera and Neimand serving as executive producers. It will be told from the point of view of three millennial siblings who find their place in the family upended when they discover they have a fourth sibling who is everything they are — and more.
“Social Creatures” will be written Ryan Piers Williams, who will also executive produce with Take Fountain and Teri Weinberg of Yellow Brick Road.