“Durango,” Eliza Clarke’s Hulu drama pilot starring Cooper Hoffman and Kathryn Newton, has been picked up to series. In addition, Merritt Wever, Mason Gooding and Abbey Lee have joined the cast.
The logline for the series reads, “Mikey (Hoffman) is a ski bum townie chasing a buzz. Bunny (Newton) is a homeschooled runaway working as a greasy-spoon waitress. Together they’re riding an avalanche of bad decisions and falling in love while running from cops, criminals, and Mikey’s wife in pursuit of their own American dream.”
Wever has been cast as Joni, who is described as “a sharp and self-effacing local detective who’s deeply unimpressed by almost everything. After 20 years of doing everything right in a resort town where the biggest case is usually a stolen ski pass, Joni has been handed the most interesting thing to happen to her entire career.”
Gooding will play Miles, “a young detective with a sharp mind and a sharper mouth. Whip-smart and relentlessly good-natured, he’s the perfect foil to his colleague Joni.”
Lee plays Irina, Mikey’s Russian wife who is “obsessed with American pop culture and is seeking US citizenship. She has Mikey in the palm of her hand.”
Clarke is the writer of “Durango” and serves as executive producer alongside Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg and Christina Malach. American Light & Fixture also produces, and Jesse Peretz directed and executive produced the pilot. 20th Television and Media Res are co-studios on the project.
Wever (“Nurse Jackie,” “Primetime”) is repped by Innovative Artists, Viking Entertainment and attorney Jeff Bernstein. Gooding (“Love, Victor,” “Scream”) is repped by CAA, Untitled, Sloane, Offer, Weber and Dern and Narrative. Lee is repped by United Management Australia, CAA US, The B-Side UK, Next Management and Kirrilly Sams.