After the cancellation of Friends From College, Cobie Smulders a step closer to a new series job. The actress is set to headline the ABC pilot, Stumptown, a drama series set in the world of comic books from writer Jason Richman, Ruben Fleischer, and ABC Studios.
Stumptown is inspired by the graphic novels published by Oni Press. It follows Dex Parios (Smulders), a strong, assertive, and unapologetically sharp-witted Army veteran working as a P.I. in Portland, OR. With a complicated personal history and only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own.
How I Met Your Mother alumna Smulders, who starred on the CBS comedy series for its entire nine-season run, had been one of the top actresses pursued for pilots this season. In features, she is best known for her role as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill in Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Avengers: Infinity War. She also played Maria Hill in a recurring arc on ABC’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. and will next reprise the role in Spider-Man: Far From Home.
