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FX takes walk on wild side with transsexual show

Wed Aug 22, 2007 1:36am EDT
Creator and Executive Producer Ryan Murphy answers questions during the panel for the show ''Nip/Tuck'' at the cable television July 2007 media tour in Los Angeles July 12, 2007. FX has ordered a pilot for a transsexual drama from Murphy. ''4 oz.'' revolves around a family man who decides to get a sex change.

By Nellie Andreeva and Kimberly Nordyke

Television  |  People

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - FX has ordered a pilot for a transsexual drama from the creator of its hit medical show "Nip/Tuck."

"4 oz." revolves around a family man who decides to get a sex change. Ryan Murphy ("Nip/Tuck") co-created the project with Brad Falchuk, a writer-producer on "Nip/Tuck," and is set to direct the pilot. Brad Pitt is on board as an executive producer.

Production is under way on the fifth season of "Nip/Tuck," which revolves around two plastic surgeons. On the big screen, Murphy most recently wrote and directed the 2006 film "Running With Scissors."

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