Eliza Coupe to Lead USA's Comedy Pilot BENCHED

Following the cancellation of the cult hit HAPPY ENDINGS, series star Eliza Coupe has lined up her next television gig.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Coupe has signed on to star in USA's just-ordered single-camera comedy pilot BENCHED, which comes from writers TROPHY WIFE's Michaela Watkins, Damon Jones, and PARTY DOWN's John Enbom. THR has also confirmed that GREY'S ANATOMY producer Mark Gordon is also on board to executive produce.

BENCHED follows "Nina (Coupe), a dedicated, career-driven corporate attorney who has a public nervous breakdown after getting passed over for an expected promotion who finds herself working as a public defender. Her personal and professional worlds are turned upside down when she joins the ranks of the legal world's underdogs and she quickly realizes that the law isn't quite as fair as she once thought."

Coupe (Scrubs, Shanghai Calling) was seen most recently on the fan favorite comedy series, Happy Endings. She just wrapped the indie feature The Last Time You Had Fun, directed by Mo Perkins and also starring Kyle Bornheimer, Demetri Martin, and Mary Elizabeth Ellis. She will also be appearing in a recurring role as Nathan Miller's (Will Arnett) ex-wife on the upcoming CBS comedy series The Millers. Coupe is represented by CAA, Kirsten Ames Management and Jeff Bernstein at Jackoway Tyerman.