Connor Hines is making the leap from the digital screen to television. The producer of the YouTube series Local Attraction has landed a pilot deal for a new comedy series with ABC.
According to Variety, who originally broke the news, Hines will write, executive produce, and star in a series currently titled For Now. Hines, who has guest starred on the TV show Person of Interest, will develop the pilot of For Now, a show set to explore the lives of several twenty-year-olds living in New York City. Variety notes this new ABC deal comes after Hines originally landed a pilot with the network for a half-hour comedy in the summer of 2014.
Hines is predominantly known for his work on the web series Local Attraction, a comedy production satirizing the world of Tinder dating. Hines wrote and directed six episodes of the series, also starring as the male lead in the extreme and often uncomfortable dating scenarios set up in each episode. The first episode of Local Attraction has garnered over 350,000 views to date on YouTube, and the last episode guest starred actress Glenn Close.
No release date has been announced as of yet for Hines’ pilot with ABC.
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