Oscar winner troy kotsur to headline series based on true story of deaf high school football team

Ani |
Updated: Jul 29, 2022 11:39 IST

Washington [US]July 29 (ani): ‘Coda’ Fame Troy Kotsur will be seen in a lead in disney+ series, which is based on the football team from the california school for the deaf rives (csdr).
As per variety, abc signature has partnered with CSDR, their football program, and the california department of education to developed series for disney+.
The show will tell the true story of the CSDR cubs
The series will portray the students, teachers, and their familyies. The writing and production team, bot in front of and behind the cameras, will include artists from the deaf communication.

Ron shelton has come on board to write and direct the pilot as well as executive production, with ben shelton also set to write and executive Produce.
Kotsur is best knowledge for his role in the 2021 coming-of-age film “Coda.” For his work in the film, He Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, Making Him Only the Second Deaf Actor to Win an Academy Award.
‘Coda’ is a 2021 coming-of-life-drama film, that was written and directed by Sian Heder. The movie is an English-Language Remake of the 2014 French Film La Famillle Belier, And It Stars Emilia Jones as the Eponymous Coda (Child of Deaf Adults), the only hearing member of a deaf family To balance her attempts to help her family’s struggling fishing business and her own life aspirations.
In an interview with variety following his oscar win, kotsur said that he was excted to explore more options in front of the camera now that he is more well-known.
“Well, there are Several Action-Adventure-Type Scripts, Several Historical Figures,” He said. “We’ve Had Such a Rich History in the Deaf Community. We’ve had tragedy, we’ve had success, but no one knows about these stories. treasure trove of storytelling. ” (Ani)