Facebook adds Elizabeth Olsen dramedy to its growing video lineup
Facebook will soon be home to a half-hour dramedy series starring Elizabeth Olsen, Deadline reports. The show is currently untitled, but was formerly known as Widow , and is thought to be about a young widow who's reconnecting with people from her past while she deals with the loss of her husband. It was created by Kit Steinkellner ( Z: The Beginning of Everything ) and Switched at Birth creator Lizzy Weiss will serve as showrunner. Facebook Watch has quite a bit of sports content , both games and reality shows with pro athletes , but Facebook said last year that it was willing to spend $1 billion on original programming in 2018. So far, the company has announced a Kerry Washington-produced drama called Five Points and a show called Sacred Lies produced by two of the people behind True Blood . Olsen is another substantial get for Facebook, which is looking to compete with other platforms like Netflix and Hulu. "I couldn't be prouder of the group we have brought t...