The View's Sunny Hostin is developing a Fox drama inspired by her life

Variety

Hostin is teaming with Ridley Scott on The Counsel, which will follow four thirtysomething women of color who are leaders in their respective fields of journalism, law, politics and public relations, who must rely on their lifelong friendship to overcome a scandal that threatens to unravel everything they’ve achieved. Erica Shelton will pen the series inspired by Hostin's previous work as a legal analyst at CNN and a fill-in anchor at ABC News, as well as an appellate law clerk and a trial attorney for the Justice Department and a federal prosecutor.