Maggie Kiley Will Direct CW's KATY KEENE Pilot

Variety reports that Maggie Kiley will direct the "Katy Keene" pilot being produced by the CW.

Kiley collaborated with Ryan Murphy in directing episodes of Fox's "Scream Queens" and "9-1-1" as well as "American Horror Story: Cult." She is the first mentee of Ryan Murphy's HALF program to be given direction on an episode of TV. Other television directing credits include "Insatiable," "Impulse," "Nightflyers," "Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," and "Riverdale."

Kiley also directed the short film "Some Boys Don't Leave" starring Jesse Eisenberg and made her feature directing debut with "Brightest Star" starring Chris Lowell and Allison Janney in 2014.

"Katy Keene" got a pilot order last week. The "Riverdale" spinoff is based on the Archie Comics character of the same name. It follows the lives and loves of four iconic Archie Comics characters - including fashion legend-to-be Katy Keene - as they chase their twenty-something dreams in New York City. This musical dramedy chronicles the origins and struggles of four aspiring artists trying to make it on Broadway, on the runway and in the recording studio.

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