NBC Secures Rights To Ryan Murphy Comedy

First Published: October 14, 2011 3:26 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Executive producer Ryan Murphy poses with the award for Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) for Glee in the press room at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills on January 16, 2011Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy is breaking out his funny bone. Access Hollywood has confirmed that NBC secured the rights to a comedy pilot from the television mogul. According to Entertainment Weekly, the comedy which Murphy will co-write with Allison Adler, a Glee co-executive producer, will center around a gay couple who use a surrogate to bring their baby into the world. If picked up, the show could premiere in Fall 2012, EW reported. Murphys hit show Glee airs on FOX, while his latest drama American Horror Story is on FX. The creators The Glee Project, which helps find new talent for his high school musical show, airs on Oxygen, part of the NBCUniversal family. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.