| UNTITLED L WORD SPIN-OFF PROJECT (SHOWTIME)
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DEVELOPMENT
HISTORY:
7/18/08
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4/10/09
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STATUS:
previously in development (2009-2010 season) |
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
ordered to pilot |
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
14-20 minute presentation |
DESCRIPTION:
(from Showtime's press release) Leisha Hailey will star in a pilot presentation spinoff of THE L WORD(R)' for SHOWTIME scheduled to begin shooting in December. Ilene Chaiken, creator and executive producer of THE L WORD(R), will return to write and produce the pilot. THE L WORD(R) will premiere its sixth and final season in January 2009, marking the end of an era chronicling the lives of these iconic characters that have played a pivotal role in changing cultural perceptions of lesbians and the transgender community on and off screen. Since the series' inception, Hailey has played "Alice" a bubbly yet out-and-proud lesbian living in Los Angeles amongst a group of friends as they navigate careers, families, friendships, inner struggles and romantic entanglements. |
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Famke Janssen as Valentina Galindo
· Laurie Metcalf as Warden Margaret Elder
· Leisha Hailey as Alice Pieszecki
· Melissa Leo as CO Helen Miller
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CREW INFORMATION:
· Ilene Chaiken as CRTR/EP/DIR (Pilot)
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GENRE(S):
· drama
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STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Coast Mountain Films
· Little Chicken, Inc.
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