{
  "id": 13223258,
  "title": "Wong Kar-wai and Widow's Bay's Hiro Murai are teaming up for an FX pilot",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/wong-kar-wai-and-widows-bays-hiro-murai-are-teaming-up-for-an-fx-pilot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-09T20:08:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The A.V. Club",
    "slug": "the-a-v-club",
    "url": "https://www.avclub.com/wong-kar-wai-hiro-murai-teaming-up-fx-pilot-havana-rose-liu"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Director Wong Kar-wai and Emmy-winning writer-director Hiro Murai are collaborating on an FX pilot, marking a significant foray into American television for the Chinese filmmaker. According to Deadline, Wong provided the story for the untitled pilot, while Murai will take on the role of director. The script for the series is penned by Julia Cho and Charles Yu, who also serves as the showrunner. The pilot stars Havana Rose Liu, known for her breakout role in Bottoms and recent projects like Oh. The series premise revolves around a petty criminal inheriting a share in a mysterious and powerful corporation, thrusting her into a world of wealth and danger from a powerful elite. Filming for the pilot is set to take place in Bangkok before the end of 2026. Murai, who recently won his first Comedy Directing Emmy while working with Apple, has a strong history with FX. His credits include directing episodes of Atlanta, executive producing The Bear, and now contributing to a new series called The Marriage Plot.",
  "summary": "Widow's Bay 's Hiro Murai and legendary director Wong Kar-wai are teaming up for a new TV pilot at FX.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Havana Rose Liu Stars In Crime Pilot Ordered By FX From Hiro Murai & Wong Kar Wai",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/havana-rose-liu-stars-in-crime-pilot-ordered-by-fx-from-hiro-murai",
        "published": "2026-10-09T18:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}