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Joss Whedon is taking his talents back to the small screen. The “Avengers” director and “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” creator is set to executive produce a half-hour comedy series at Freeform, a spokesperson for the Disney-owned network tells TheWrap.

The project, currently in development, has the working title of “Pippa Smith: Grown-Up Detective” and comes from creators Siobhan Thompson and Rebecca Drysdale. It is a dark comedy that centers around the titular Pippa Smith, a 20-something who played a former kid sleuth on TV, as she deals with relationships, addiction and being too dang old for the detecting game.

In every episode, Pippa solves a new case, while unraveling a larger mystery and attempting to navigate her messy personal life.

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Drysdale and Thompson penned the script. Whedon, the”Justice League” reshoot director, and Drysdale will executive produce, with Thompson serving as co-executive producer. Drew Buckley, Jillian Vogel and Sam Reich will also executive produce under Electus’ Big Breakfast banner.

Back in February, Whedon stepped down as the director on Warner Bros. and DC Films’ upcoming “Batgirl,” after realizing he “didn’t have a story” for the flick.

“Batgirl is such an exciting project, and Warners/DC such collaborative and supportive partners, that it took me months to realize I really didn’t have a story,” Whedon told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement. Whedon added, “I’m grateful to Geoff and Toby and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I… uh, is there a sexier word for ‘failed’?”

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Whedon has served as a core creative force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe as director of “The Avengers” and its 2015 sequel, “Age of Ultron.” He also had a hand in Marvel’s expansion to television by co-creating the ABC series “Agents of SHIELD” in 2013.

His other TV credits include “Firefly,” “Angel” and “Dollhouse.”

Variety first reported the news.

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"I'm Dying Up Here" (Showtime) Sunday, May 6 at 10 p.m.

Showtime
"Sweetbitter" (Starz) Sunday, May 6 at 8:30 p.m.

Starz
"Vida" (Starz) Sunday, May 6 at 8 p.m.

Starz
"Safe" (Netflix) Thursday, May 10

Netflix
"All Night" (Hulu) Friday, May 11

Hulu
"Patrick Melrose" (Showtime) Saturday, May 12 at 9 p.m.

Showtime
"Little Women" (PBS) Sunday, May 13 at 8 p.m.

PBS
"13 Reasons Why" (Netflix) Friday, May 18

Netflix
"Fauda" (Netflix) Thursday, May 24
Netflix
"Picnic at Hanging Rock" (Amazon) Friday, May 25
Amazon
"The Bachelorette" (ABC) Monday, May 28 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Six" (History) Monday, May 28 at 10 p.m.
History
"100 Code" (WGN America) Tuesday, May 19 at 10 p.m.
WGN America
"America's Got Talent" (NBC) Tuesday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
NBC
"Animal Kingdom" (TNT) Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m.
TNT
"Beat Shazam" (Fox) Tuesday, May 29 at 8 p.m.
Fox
"Love Connection" (Fox) Tuesday, May 29 at 9 p.m.
Fox
"Queen Sugar" (OWN) Tuesday, May 29 at 10 p.m.
OWN
"World of Dance" (NBC) Tuesday, May 29 at 10 p.m.
NBC
"American Ninja Warrior" (NBC) Wednesday, May 30 at 8 p.m.
NBC
"MasterChef" (Fox) Wednesday, May 30 at 10 p.m.

Fox
"Reverie" (NBC) Wednesday, May 30 at 10 p.m.

NBC
"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" (Netflix) Wednesday, May 30

Netflix
"Pose" (FX) Sunday, June 3 at 9 p.m.

FX
"Succession" (HBO) Sunday, June 3 at 10 p.m.

HBO
"Dietland" (AMC) Monday, June 4 at 9 p.m.

AMC
"So You Think You Can Dance" (Fox) Monday, June 4 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Whose Line Is It Anyway?" (CW) Monday, June 4 at 9 p.m.

CW
"Humans" (AMC) Tuesday, June 5 at 10 p.m.
AMC
"Teachers" (TV Land) Tuesday, June 5 at 10:30 p.m.
TV Land
"Younger" (TV Land) Tuesday, June 5 at 10 p.m.

TV Land
"Condor" (Audience) Wednesday, June 6 at 10 p.m.

Audience Network
"American Woman" (Paramount) Thursday, June 7 at 10 p.m.

Paramount Network
"The Four" (Fox) Thursday, June 7 at 8 p.m.

Fox
"Marvel's Cloak & Dagger" (Freeform) Thursday, June 7 at 8 p.m.

Freeform
"Nashville" (CMT) Thursday, June 7 at 9 p.m.

CMT
"Big Hero 6: The Series" (Disney) Saturday, June 9 at 9 a.m.

Disney
"The $100,000 Pyramid" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m.

ABC
"Celebrity Family Feud" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Claws" (TNT) Sunday, June 10 at 9 p.m.
TNT
"To Tell the Truth" (ABC) Sunday, June 10 at 10 p.m.

ABC
"The Bold Type" (Freeform) Tuesday, June 12

Freeform
"Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back" (Fox) Wednesday, June 13 at 9 p.m.
"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (Bravo) Thursday, June 14 at 10 p.m.

Bravo
"Marlon" (NBC) Thursday, June 14 at 9 p.m.

NBC
"Strange Angel" (CBS All Access) Thursday, June 14

CBS All Access
"Goliath" (Amazon) Friday, June 15

Amazon
"The Affair" (Showtime) Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m.

Showtime
"Deep State" (Epix) Sunday, June 17 at 9 p.m.
Epix
"Shades of Blue" (NBC) Sunday, June 17 at 10 p.m.
NBC
"Drunk History" (Comedy Central) Tuesday, June 19 at 10 p.m.
Comedy Central
"Yellowstone" (Paramount) Wednesday, June 20 at 9 p.m.
Paramount Network
"Young & Hungry" (Freeform) Wedneday, June 20 at 8 p.m.
Freeform
"Detroiters" (Comedy Central) Thursday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
Comedy Central
"The Gong Show" (ABC) Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m.
ABC
"Queen of the South" (USA) Thursday, June 21 at 9 p.m.
USA
"Shooter" (USA) Thursday, June 21 at 10 p.m.
USA
"Marvel's Luke Cage" (Netflix) Friday, June 22
Netflix
"Preacher" (AMC) Sunday, June 24 at 10 p.m.
AMC
"Penn & Teller: Fool Us" (CW) Monday, June 25 at 8 p.m.
CW
"GLOW" (Netflix) Friday, June 29
Netflix
"Masters of Illusion" (CW) Friday, June 29 at 8 p.m.

CW
"Power" (Starz) Sunday, July 1 at 9 p.m.

Starz
"Sacred Games" (Netflix) Friday, July 6

Netflix
"Heathers" (Paramount) Tuesday, July 10 at 10 p.m.

Paramount Network
"The Outpost" (CW) Tuesday, July 10 at 8 p.m.

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"Burden of Truth" (CW) Wednesday, July 11 at 8 p.m.

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"Harlots" (Hulu) Wednesday, July 11

Hulu
"The HollywoodPuppet Show" (Fuse) Tuesday, July 17 at 10:30 p.m.
Fuse
"Suits" (USA) Wednesday, July 18 at 9 p.m.
USA
"Snowfall" (FX) Thursday, July 19 at 10 p.m.
FX
"Trial & Error: Lady, Killer" (NBC) Thursday, July 19 at 9 p.m.
NBC
"Wynonna Earp" (Syfy) Friday, July 20 at 9 p.m.
Syfy
"Killjoys" (Syfy) Friday, July 20 at 10 p.m.
Syfy
"Outcast" (Cinemax) Friday, July 20 at 10 p.m.
Cinemax
"Castle Rock" (Hulu) Wednesday, July 25
Hulu
"Swedish Dicks" (Pop) Thursday, July 26

Pop TV
"Casual" (Hulu) Tuesday, July 31
Hulu
"The Sinner" (USA) Wednesday, August 1
USA
"Mr. Mercedes" (Audience) Wedneday, August 22 at 10 p.m.
Audience Network
"The Innocents" (Netflix) Friday, August 24
Netflix
"Jack Ryan" (Amazon) Friday, August 31
Amazon

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