ABC sets drama from Shonda Rhimes

RhimesABC is in business with Shonda Rhimes, who provides a brand new drama project occur 1800s New You are able to with scribe K.J. Steinberg.Rhimes, who already has three series about the Alphabet's schedule, will executive produce "Gilded Lillys," that is occur the very first luxury hotel ever built-in New You are able to City circa 1895. Narrative follows the household who is the owner of it, employees who arrange it, and those who go through.Mastening numbers Galleries script is going to be composed by by "Gossip Girl" author/producer Steinberg. Betsy Ales of Rhimes' shingle Shondaland can also be aboard as professional producer.Once verboten in primetime, period dramas have started to appear worth experimentation within the wake from the AMC hit "Mad Males." Two such series take presctiption the autumn schedule, ABC's "Pan Am" and NBC's "The Playboy Club."Rhimes is executive producer of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," "Private Practice" and new midseason entry "Scandal."Steinberg's past credits range from the short-resided ABC drama "The Nine." Contact Andrew Wallenstein at andrew.wallenstein@variety.com