Hulu Orders Chippendales Drama Starring Kumail Nanjiani

Hulu has given a straight-to-series order for Immigrant, a limited series about the founder of Chippendales starring Kumail Nanjiani.

Immigrant tells the true story of Somen “Steve” Banerjee (Nanjiani), the Indian-American entrepreneur who started Chippendales. The series will detail the insane, darkly comedic, crime-ridden story behind the male revue that became a cultural phenomenon.

The eight-episode series is written by Robert Siegel and executive produced by Siegel, Nanjiani, Dylan Sellers and Emily V. Gordon, as well as Rajiv Joseph and Mehar Sethi, who will also write on the project. 20th Television serves as the studio on Immigrant.