Kate Dennis To Direct HBO Pilot, RUN, Starring Merritt Wever

Kate Dennis will direct and executive produce HBO's romantic comedy thriller pilot, "Run," according to Deadline. The pilot is from "Killing Eve" creator Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Vicky Jones, and eOne.

"Run," which is written by Jones, centers on Ruby (Merritt Wever), a woman living a humdrum existence who one day gets a text inviting her to fulfill a youthful pact, promising true love and self-reinvention, by stepping out of her life to take a journey with her oldest flame.

Also starring in the pilot are Domhnall Gleeson and Waller-Bridge will recur.

Entertainment One produces for HBO, with Jones and Waller-Bridge set to executive produce via DryWrite, and Emily Leo for Wigwam, along with Dennis.

Dennis most recently directed and executive produced the pilot of "New Amsterdam" which premiered on NBC in September. She also received an Emmy nomination for directing "The Bridge" episode of Hulu's "The Handmaid's Tale."

Read the original article on Deadline.