{
  "id": 105483,
  "title": "CBS Greenlights ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ Comedy Pilot About 70-Year-Old Pursuing Broadway Dream",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-greenlights-hilda-in-lights-comedy-pilot-about-70-year-old",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/hilda-in-lights-comedy-pilot-70-year-old-broadway-1237016526/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "CBS has ordered a pilot for a comedy series called \"Hilda! (In Lights!)\". The show is about a 70-year-old woman from Nebraska who moves to New York City to pursue her Broadway dreams. According to Variety, the project is a single-camera comedy.\n\nThe pilot was written by Abbey Caldwell, who is also an executive producer on the project. Caldwell has previously worked on shows such as \"Laid\" and \"Fresh Off the Boat\". TheWrap reports that Caldwell, along with Will Graham, Max Linsky, and Tonia Davis, will serve as executive producers.\n\nThe show's logline, as reported by TheWrap, describes Hilda as a \"plucky small-town optimist\" who moves to the big city to pursue her lifelong dream of starring on Broadway, despite being 70 years old with no experience. CBS Studios is producing the pilot, which is one of several projects the network has been developing for the 2027-28 season.",
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "CBS Orders Comedy Pilot for ‘Hilda! (In Lights)’ From Abbey Caldwell",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-orders-comedy-pilot-for-hilda-in-lights-from-abbey-caldwell",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "CBS Orders Comedy Pilot ‘Hilda! (In Lights!)’ About 70-Year-Old Woman Pursuing Broadway Dreams",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/cbs-orders-comedy-pilot-hilda-in-lights-about-70-year-old-woman",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}