Who's Your Mama? Hulu Reveals Trailer for New Coming-of-Age Mystery "Phony"

Hulu has shared the trailer for their new coming-of-age mystery, Phony, starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola.

What's Happening:

• Phony is a coming-of-age mystery about a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom – his only parent and his best friend – appears to have been replaced by an impostor.
• The series stars:
  • Connie Britton as “Ellen”
  • Sam Nivola as “Sonny”
  • Meera Syal as “Sharla”
  • Grace Brennan as “Mallory”
  • Mahaela Park as “Chloe”
  • Maliq Johnson as “Vogel”
  • Colter Lee as “Weldon”
• The first episode was written and directed by Nick Paley, who also executive produces the half-hour series with co-showrunner Anthony King (Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat, The Afterparty), series star Connie Britton, Charlie Alderman (Charlie’s Production Company), and Drew Goddard and Sarah Esberg (Goddard Textiles).
• This marks a long road to release for the series, which we first reported on in 2022. The series was then greenlit back in 2024.
• Phony premieres Tuesday, October 20 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.

• Two fun posters playing into the imposter theme of the series were also released alongside the trailer.

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