Barry Sonnenfeld on Board for ABC's 'Funny in Farsi'

It's taken a while, but for Barry Sonnenfeld it looks like everything is finally coming up daisies.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sonnenfeld, the noted director behind such acclaimed projects as 'Pushing Daisies', will be returning to ABC to direct and executive produce the new comedy pilot 'Funny in Farsi.'

The series, which is based on the popular memoir of the same name by Firoozeh Dumas, follows the adventures of an Iranian-born immigrant who struggles to adapt to the culture of his new American home. The project was originally picked up by the network back in February but was put on hold when Sonnenfeld, who apparently was the only choice for director, had a scheduling conflict.It's taken a while, but for Barry Sonnenfeld it looks like everything is finally coming up daisies.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Sonnenfeld, the noted director behind such acclaimed projects as 'Pushing Daisies', will be returning to ABC to direct and executive produce the new comedy pilot 'Funny in Farsi.'

The series, which is based on the popular memoir of the same name by Firoozeh Dumas, follows the adventures of an Iranian-born immigrant who struggles to adapt to the culture of his new American home. The project was originally picked up by the network back in February but was put on hold when Sonnenfeld, who apparently was the only choice for director, had a scheduling conflict.

That conflict has now been ironed out, paving the way for Sonnenfeld to direct what the Reporter terms "the first pilot script to which Sonnenfeld has responded strongly since ABC's 'Pushing Daisies,'" though he has done some directing for television since 'Daisies' went off the air, including several episodes of the network's 'Notes from the Underbelly'.

Sonnenfeld first rose to fame as the cinematographer for the Coen Brothers on films like 'Raising Arizona,' but became a power player in his own right when he directed the blockbuster action hit 'Men in Black.' His work on Bryan Fuller's 'Pushing Daisies' earned him an Emmy award for directing, which probably explains ABC's eagerness to team with him again.

Whether or not critical acclaim will lead to ratings this time, though, remains to be seen. Here's hoping fans respond better to 'Farsi' than they did to 'Daisies,' because television needs all the real artistry it can find.