Whitney Cummings Joins Fox Anthology Drama ‘Accused’

Whitney Cummings has been solid in an episode of the upcoming Fox anthology sequence “Accused.”

The sequence relies on the BBC crime anthology of the identical identify. Every episode opens in a courtroom on the accused, with the viewers understanding nothing about their crime or how they ended up on trial. There might be a unique solid in every episode as effectively.

Cummings will play Brenda, an acerbic feminine stand-up comedian who’s pressured to confront public opinion and courtroom biases after she experiences being sexually assaulted.

Cummings is a well known arise comic, together with her fourth arise particular debuting on Netflix again in 2019. She beforehand created and starred within the NBC sitcom “Whitney” and co-created the CBS comedy sequence “2 Broke Women.” On the movie facet, she most not too long ago appeared in “Studio 666” and has additionally been in options resembling “The Marriage ceremony Ringer,” “Manufactured from Honor,” and “The Ridiculous Six.” She’s going to subsequent be seen in “Good Morning With U.”

She is repped by UTA and Levity Expertise.

It was beforehand introduced that Michael Chiklis will star within the first episode of the sequence, with Marlee Matlin connected to direct one other episode.

Howard Gordon developed “Accused” and government produces with Alex Gansa, and David Shore. Glenn Geller and Erin Gunn government produce together with All3Media America’s Jacob Cohen-Holmes, and Jimmy McGovern, Sita Williams, Roxy Spencer and Louise Pedersen for All3Media Worldwide. Frank Siracusa and John Weber additionally government produce. Sony Footage Tv and Fox Leisure co-produce. The unique sequence was created by Jimmy McGovern.