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Mrs. Novak
VARIETY: Lifetime orders 'Amazing' pilot
Vanessa Taylor to adapt hour long drama
Lifetime has made a pilot order for "The Amazing Mrs. Novak," an hour long drama based on six-part U.K. series "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard," which first aired on the BBC in 2006.
Vanessa Taylor, who co-created "Jack & Bobby" for the WB and Warner Bros. TV, will adapt the original series, which was created by Sally Wainwright.
Series will revolve around Trish Novak, a supermarket manager, wife and mother of two who, through a series of unexpected circumstances, becomes governor of New Jersey.
Drama will be produced by Kudos Film and Television, a Shine Group Co., through Warner Horizon. Shine's Carolyn Bernstein will exec produce, along with Kudos' Jane Featherstone and Stephen Garrett. Taylor will also serve as exec producer and show runner.
By DANIEL FRANKEL
THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: Lifetime orders 'Amazing Mrs. Novak' pilot
Series about a woman unexpectedly becoming governor
Lifetime has ordered a drama pilot about a supermarket manager who unexpectedly becomes the governor of New Jersey.
The pilot, "The Amazing Mrs. Novak," is based on a six-part U.K. series called "The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard," about a woman who stumbles into becoming Prime Minister.
Vanessa Taylor (co-creator of WB's "Jack & Bobby") will adapt the series and serve as show runner. Taylor has also been a writer on "Everwood," "Alias" and "Gideon's Crossing."
The project is produced by Kudos Film and Television, a Shine Group Company, through Warner Horizon. Shine's Carolyn Bernstein will executive produce, along with Jane Featherstone, Stephen Garrett and Taylor.
The pilot is one of a few picked up by the network, including another U.K. adaptation, "Mistresses," from Fox 21, about a quartet of thirty something women who have been friends since college. Another is "Drop Dead Diva" from Sony, about a vapid model whose mind is put in the body of a brilliant but frumpy lawyer.
Taylor is repped by UTA, Management 360 and attorney Cliff Gilbert-Lurie.
By James Hibberd