Felicity Huffman is all set to return on-screen following the admission scandal. Yes, the 57-year-old actress who served her short prison time for being involved in the bribery college misconduct appears on the ABC network.

The former Desperate Housewives star will portray a lead character in a comedy set, which is untitled yet. However, the project is set in the Minor League Baseball presented by writer Becky Hartman Edwards who has previously worked on The Bold Type, The Baker, and the Beauty.

Additionally, Kapital Entertainment and ABC Signature are also involved in the comedy set. At the same time, the project is inspired by Susan Savage's life, who is Sacramento River Cats' owner and an affiliate of Triple-A with San Francisco Giants.

According to the reports, the untitled project has a pilot production run under the ABC network. The project will mark Huffman's return to the spotlight since the scandal that involved dozens of parents, including William Singer, the college counselor.

The bunch of parents and the counselor were booked under the charges of paying money to let others take tests on behalf of their kids and bribing the college admissions officers to make the admission process easier.

However, the actress pleaded guilty last year and admitted the mail fraud of giving $15,000 as a donation. Huffman served her sentence by spending 11 days in prison, paying the fine, and serving her time in community service.

Although the Emmy-winning actress’ husband, William H. Macy, was kept away from the entire scandal. On the other hand, actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were also involved in a similar case. They both got sentenced under Operation Varsity Blues held by the FBI.

Meanwhile, the upcoming ABC comedy will also star Zack Gottsegen, popularly known for his work in The Peanut Butter Falcon. The comedy set will revolve around Christmas with the Kranks star who takes care of her husband's minor league baseball team following his death.

Gottsegen will portray Huffman's eldest son in her dysfunctional family, who is a baseball devotee. The character will portray a person dealing with Down syndrome. Huffman will executive produce along with Hartman Edwards, who is also writing the comedy set.

Other executive producers include Savage, Artists First's Joel Zadak, Kapital Entertainment's Dana Honor, and Aaron Kaplan. According to Deadline, Kaplan first approached the actress with the series idea and later introduced Edwards on board as a writer.