FX takes walk on wild side with transsexual show

By Nellie Andreeva and Kimberly Nordyke

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."

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter