Minnie Driver Comedy Speechless Gets Series Order at ABC

ABC’s latest series order is leaving the network Speechless. The Alphabet Net on Friday picked up Minnie Driver’s new comedy, TVLine has learned.
In the series, Driver plays Maya DiMeo, a mom passionate about her family: husband Jimmy and ch Ray, Dylan and, JJ, the latter of which has special needs. As the official logline states: “As Maya fights injustices both real and imagined, the family works to make a new home for themselves, and searches for just the right person to give JJ his ‘voice.'”

John Ross Bowie (The Big Bang Theory) plays Jimmy, with Mason Cook (Legends) as Ray, Micah Fowler (Labor Day) as JJ and Kyla Kenedy (The Walking Dead) as Dylan. Cedric Yarbrough (Reno 911!) plays Kenneth. The series is written by Scott Silveri (Friends), who executive-produces with Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar (Fresh Off the Boat). Twentieth Century Fox TV and ABC Studios produce.