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[04/01/08 - 03:18 PM]
TNT Greenlights Truth in Advertising, New Drama Series Starring Eric Mccormack and Tom Cavanagh
The series, due in 2009, also stars Monica Potter, Griffin Dunne, Sarah Clarke, Mike Damus and Geoffrey Arend.

[via press release from TNT]

TNT Greenlights TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, New Drama Series Starring Eric McCormack and Tom Cavanagh

Series Comes to TNT from The Closer Producers Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin and Writers Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny

Monica Potter, Griffin Dunne, Sarah Clarke, Mike Damus and Geoffrey Arend also Star in Drama Set to Premiere in 2009

TNT has greenlit TRUTH IN ADVERTISING, a new drama series starring Eric McCormack (Will & Grace) and Tom Cavanagh (Ed) and executive-produced by the creators of ad-supported cable's #1 series of all time, The Closer. The drama centers on two highly creative ad executives whose professional partnership and friendship are put to the test when one is named creative director of their firm. Monica Potter (Boston Legal), Griffin Dunne (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), Sarah Clarke (24), Mike Damus (Lost in Yonkers) and Geoffrey Arend (Garden State) also star in the series, which comes to TNT from Warner Horizon Television. Greer Shephard and Michael M. Robin (The Closer) serve as executive producers, along with The Closer writers Hunt Baldwin and John Coveny. Robin also directed the pilot. TNT has ordered 13 episodes of the series, which is slated to premiere on the network in 2009.

"TRUTH IN ADVERTISING takes place in the high-pressure world of advertising, but it's really a story of friendship and values and how those things are strained by the often conflicting demands of work and family," said Michael Wright, senior vice president in charge of the Content Creation Group for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies. "Eric and Tom play two fascinating, compelling and always interesting men whose unique friendship and working relationship is the core of the show. We are thrilled to be working on this superb drama with the creative talents who brought us The Closer. And we are especially happy to have such a stellar cast, led by Eric and Tom."

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING takes place in the offices of multi-million dollar Chicago advertising agency Rothman, Greene & Mohr, where Mason McGuire (McCormack) and Conner (Cavanagh) are the top creatives. Family man Mason is a nice guy navigating the politics of an increasingly competitive corporate world. When he is promoted to creative director, he must learn to cultivate his inner shark in order to survive. Conner, on the other hand, is highly emotional from the get-go. As Mason's partner, friend and copywriter, he gets that advertising is a business, but he's always looking for ways to mix in plenty of pleasure on the way.

Meanwhile, RG&M is on the verge of its IPO and huge advertising accounts are on the line, creating internecine battles among the company's creative teams and additional pressures on Mason and Conner's working relationship and friendship. As they desperately try to keep things in check, they risk having the rug upon which they park their Prada-covered feet pulled out from under them. In the take-no-prisoners world of advertising, the order of the day includes pressure, selling, fear, envy, competition and big, big money. But for Mason and Conner, it's the friendship and loyalty of the people behind the scenes that spell the difference between success and failure.

Turner Network Television (TNT), television's destination for drama and one of cable's top-rated networks, offers original movies and series, including the acclaimed and highly popular detective drama The Closer, starring Kyra Sedgwick; Saving Grace, starring Holly Hunter; Raising the Bar, starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Gloria Reuben and Jane Kaczmarek; and Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton. TNT is also home to powerful one-hour dramas, such as Bones, Cold Case, Law & Order, Without a Trace, ER and Charmed; broadcast premiere movies; compelling prime-time specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards�; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR and the NBA. TNT is available in high-definition.

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news, entertainment, animation and young adult media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.





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· 24 (FOX)
· BOSTON LEGAL (ABC)
· CLOSER, THE (TNT)
· ED (NBC)
· LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT (USA)
· TRUST ME (TNT)
· WILL & GRACE (NBC)





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