Ryan Murphy Developing New Series on Sexuality

Three series on the air isn't enough for Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy.

Deadline reports that the ever-busy Murphy is currently developing and shopping a new series about relationships and sexuality to various networks.

Dexter co-executive producer Lauren Gussis is partnering with Murphy to write the series, titled OPEN. Basic cable and broadcast networks are reportedly salivating for it, already offering bids for the show, "described as a modern, provocative exploration of human sexuality and relationships."

For Deadline's original announcement, click here.

Murphy is the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning creator, writer and director of television shows Glee, American Horror Story, Nip/Tuck and Popular. Throughout his career, he has been personally nominated for 7 Emmy Awards and won the 2010 Emmy for Best Direction of a Comedy Series, for Glee, while his shows garnered a total of 69 Emmy Awards over 8 years. Glee is one of the most popular television series in the world and has also spawned the Glee Live Tours which Murphy produces. Murphy created, writes for and directs the FX hit series American Horror Story, which just received 17 Emmy nominations, tying for the most any program received and marking the most any show has received in FX's 17-year history. Murphy also created, wrote and directed the FX series Nip/Tuck, which was the first freshman drama series to earn a Golden Globe Award as Best TV Series, Drama.

Murphy began his career as a journalist writing for publications such as The Miami Herald, Los Angeles Times, The New York Daily News and Entertainment Weekly. In 2010 Murphy directed Julia Roberts in an acclaimed adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir, Eat Pray Love. His next film will be the screen adaptation of Larry Kramer's award-winning The Normal Heart, starring Julia Roberts, Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer.

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