The series is produced by ABC Signature Studios as a co-production with Showtime.
Shaw also recently wrapped a supporting role in the feature film Stronger directed by David Gordon Green and starring Jake Gyllenhaal.
In addition to Smilf, Shaw also wrote and directed the 2016 short Too Legit starring Zoe Kravitz, which premiered at Sundance in 2016.
Showtime has announced the pick-up of the new half-hour comedy series Smilf from Frankie Shaw, based on her Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name.