FX Pilot ‘Me, We’ Wraps in Chicago This Weekend, Led by ‘Always Sunny,’ ‘Ozark’ Producers

FX has brought its latest pilot to Chicago, and filming has been underway all week. The pilot Me, We began rolling cameras in the Windy City on Sunday, April 16th, and is expected to wrap this weekend. Producers from hit franchises It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia and Ozark are among those leading the way.

Filming for Me, We centered primarily on Chicago’s South Side, including locations in the city’s Kenwood community, according to multiple sources, including the fine folks at Filming In Chicago.

Chicago’s Dana Scott Leading Production Team

Among the core production ensemble for Me, We is Chicago’s Dana Scott, as Co-Executive Producer, Line Producer and Unit Production Manager. Scott most recently served as Producer and Line Producer on 14 episodes of the critically acclaimed Netflix series Ozark, which received an Emmy nomination last year for Outstanding Drama Series. The series, which starred Jason Bateman and Laura Linney, finished its run after four smash seasons.

Prior to Ozark, which filmed predominantly in Georgia, Scott had been leading production teams on Chicago and Illinois film and television productions for the better part of the last decade. Recent highlights include serving as Unit Production Manager on the HBO series Lovecraft Country starring Jonathan Majors and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and the popular Showtime series The Chi, which is currently in its sixth season.

Here is a preview of the final season of Ozark, which you can watch in its entirety on Netflix…

Always Sunny Writers Penning the Pilot Me, We

In addition to Dana Scott, the network is bringing the best from yet another hit series to pen the script. Two of the writers behind the popular FX series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia – Keyonna Taylor and Rob McElhenney – have penned the pilot.

Writer Rob McElhenney is best known for his role as Ronald “Mac” McDonald on the FX comedy series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, a show he co-created with Charlie Day and Glenn Howerton and on which he continues to serve as an executive producer and writer.

Here’s a quick interview with McElhenney to bring you up to speed on his career leading up to Me, We…

Keyonna Taylor has written several episodes of the always popular Always Sunny. Taylor also collaborated with McElhenney on the Emmy nominated series Mythic Quest.

Taylor and McElhenney will be handing over their screenplay to director Nzingha Stewart…

Meet Director Nzingha Stewart

Nzingha Stewart began her career directing music videos for the likes of Macy Gray, Common, Eve, Joss Stone, Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, and 50 Cent. Stewart later moved to the television and movie industry in 2010 with the drama For Colored Girls as an executive producer. She has directed two movies for Lifetime, Love by the 10th Date and With This Ring.

Stewart earned two nominations at the 47th NAACP Image Awards for With This Ring, Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) and Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television). The movie starred Regina King, Eve, and Jill Scott.

Here’s a sneak peak at With This Ring, courtesy of an interview with the movie’s three leading ladies on Today, and click right here to watch the full movie…

On the television series side, Stewart has directed episodes of Maid, Pretty Little Liars, Grey’s Anatomy, How To Get Away With Murder, and Unreal.

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