Jesse Eisenberg to make directorial debut with TV comedy

Actor Jesse Eisenberg is all geared up to make his directorial debut with TV comedy titled "

Bream Gives Me Hiccups

".

The 32-year-old "Social Network" star is creating, writing and directing the project based on his collection of stories of the same name, for Jax Media, said The Hollywood Reporter.
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The show will star Parker Posey, Victor Rasuk and newcomer

Elliott Smith

.

Described as a bittersweet comedy, the story follows a quietly observant child, Oscar (Smith), as he copes with the dramatics of his recently divorced mother (Posey).

The project will start filming in New York from this month.

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