The CW Approves To Air Muslim Comedy Aliens in America

By Kimberly Nordyke

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The new CW network, which will rise from the ashes of the WB and UPN this fall, has given a pilot order to the comedy "Aliens in America."

The show centers on a 16-year-old outsider living in Altoona, Wis., whose well-meaning mom believes that having an exchange student will bring instant coolness to her son. But when the exchange student arrives, he turns out to be a 16-year-old Pakistani Muslim.

The project is being targeted for a midseason slot and is being eyed as a potential companion for "Everybody Hates Chris," the UPN comedy that's likely to be among the returning series on the CW's 2006-07 schedule. The pilot shoots in June.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

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