arofficial — 13 years ago(February 15, 2013 11:29 AM)

Via Michael Ausiello: The former Desperate Housewives star who was pursued by multiple networks this development season has inked a deal to headline Boomerang, Foxs drama pilot about a family of hired guns, TVLine has learned.
The project, from ER and Shameless vet John Wells, focuses on the usual, everyday drama surrounding a family business except this family is in the business of executing hits as assassins for th5b4e U.S. government.
Huffman will play the clans matriarch Margie Hamilton, a briskly professional assassin who can kill and dispose of a suspected terrorist in the afternoon then switch to wife and mother mode without a hitch.
Davey Holmes (Pushing Daisies, Awake) penned the script and Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) is set to direct. Both will also serve as EPs alongside Wells and Andrew Stearn (Shameless).
Boomerang marks Huffmans first major TV endeavor since Housewives came to an end last year.