Tracy Morgan Is Heading Back to TV in FX Comedy Pilot

Tracy Morgan‘s plan to star in a new FX series is back on track after being severely injured in a car accident in 2014.

The 47-year-old actor’s accident came just two months after signing on to the series but the the project is now moving ahead with the addition of writers Jordan Peele and John Carcieri and producers Eric Tannenbaum and Joel Zadak.

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The show will follow a career criminal, played by Tracy, who struggles to reintegrate into society after serving a 15-year prison sentence.

“We’ve been committed to Tracy from the start and are thrilled that Jordan, John, Eric and Joel are joining him in developing this new project,” said FX Networks original programming president Nick Grad.