Rebecca Rittenhouse to play the title role in ABC's Maggie comedy pilot

Deadline

The Mindy Project and Four Weddings and a Funeral alum will star in the comedy pilot based on Tim Curcio's 2019 short film of the same name. Family Guy and Life in Pieces writer Maggie Mull, daughter of Martin Mull, and Life in Pieces creator Justin Adler's potential series "follows a young woman (Rittenhouse) who tries to cope with life while coming to terms with her abilities as a psychic," according to Deadline. "She can see everyone’s future, but her present is a mess. Quick-witted, charming and soulful, Rittenhouse’s Maggie is a real deal psychic whose visions of the future often complicate her present reality. Due to her psychic gift, she is intensely sensitive and gets a pummeling assault of energy from every person around her. As a result, she has put up emotional walls to protect herself."