HBO to Develop Develop a Female Skateboarding Comedy

HBO is set to develop Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin's female skateboarding comedy, according to Variety.

The series is inspired by Moselle's film "Skate Kitchen." The untitled series is set against the backdrop of New York City and will follow a diverse group of young women navigating their lives through the predominantly male oriented world of skateboarding.

Moselle and Arfin will write and executive produce the series and Moselle will also direct.

Arfin and Moselle spoke about the news saying, "As girls we were never brave enough to try skateboarding. We're excited to work on a project that could potentially get other girls to feel inspired enough to face their fears, fight the patriarchy and start shredding. Women are changing the game across industries all over this country. Why not add skateboarding to that list?"

Moselle is also known for the Sundance Grand Jury Prize award winning documentary, "The Wolfpack." She has worked with short-form storytelling for companies like Vice and The New York Times, where she created a series called "Something Big, Something Small." She most recently directed a documentary short series for National Geographic entitled "Our Dream of Water" about women dealing with water crisis in Haiti, Peru and Kenya.

Arfin co-created the Netflix series "Love" along with Judd Apatow and Paul Rust. Her other TV credits include "Brooklyn Nine Nine," "Awkward," and being on the original writing staff of HBO's "Girls".

Read the original article on Variety.

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