EXCLUSIVE: Acting couple Melissa Benoist and Chris Wood are set to play one on TV in Duo, a drama in development at NBC. Written by Wood with Rina Mimoun (Mistresses) as showrunner, the project, which has a script commitment, comes from Warner Bros. Television, where Benoist’s Three Things Productions and Mimoun are under overall deals.
In Duo, when a soft-spoken, blue-collar worker (Wood) and a magnetic performer (Benoist) looking for her next break unexpectedly cross paths, their fateful meeting leads to a partnership that changes them both forever. The project is described as a family drama centered around a new two-person band and the disruption their rapidly rising career has on both their lives and the lives of those closest to them.
Duo, which echoes drama series involving band members in a complicated relationship dealing with fame such as Daisy Jones and the Six,promises to showcase Benoist and …