Ellen Pompeo to Star in Hulu Drama ‘Not A Sound’ From David E. Kelley Productions

Hulu is developing a new drama, “Not A Sound,” with Ellen Pompeo set to star and David E. Kelley Productions attached, according to an exclusive report from Deadline published August 27, 2026. The announcement pairs two high-profile television figures whose careers intersected during a major prime-time change at ABC in the mid-2000s.

Deadline points to a scheduling handoff in March 2005, when David E. Kelley’s then-ABC drama “Boston Legal” wrapped its season run in the network’s Sunday 10 p.m. slot to make room for a new series starring Pompeo. “Grey’s Anatomy,” which featured Pompeo as a lead, launched in that time period about a week later.

Twenty-one years after that handover, Pompeo and Kelley have come together again through their collaboration on “Not A Sound,” a project Deadline describes as being produced under David E. Kelley Productions for Hulu. The report does not describe the show’s plot in detail, focusing instead on the key creative relationship and the fact that the series is in development for Hulu.

Deadline’s account frames the reunion as more than a brand-new partnership, highlighting how both creators were part of the same network-era television rhythm, first through the transition that cleared prime-time space for “Grey’s Anatomy,” and now through a new Hulu development slated to bring Pompeo back to scripted drama in a Kelley-led production.

The Hulu development also underscores the platform’s ongoing investment in prestige scripted series tied to well-known showrunners and producers. David E. Kelley’s track record as a creator and producer has long been associated with courtroom, legal, and character-driven drama, while Pompeo’s television legacy is closely linked to the longevity of “Grey’s Anatomy” as a mainstream broadcast franchise.

Deadline does not provide a premiere date, casting list beyond Pompeo, or additional production specifics in the report, and those details are likely to follow only after Hulu and the production company finalize the next stages of development. Until that happens, “Not A Sound” remains a project in the early-to-intermediate development phase rather than a confirmed, dated series order.

Industry observers may also look at the timing of the project as consistent with how streaming platforms often pursue established creative talent cycles, particularly when creators with long-running fan bases can bring audience familiarity while showrunners provide a distinct authorial tone. For now, the central confirmed points remain Hulu’s development of the series, Pompeo’s starring role, and David E. Kelley Productions’ involvement.