Netflix’s new trailer for Firefly Lane season two part one shows there’s tension between Tully and Kate, but it sort of balances that out by revealing more about their lifelong friendship. Part one of the final season premieres on December 2, 2022, with season two part two arriving in 2023.
Season one of the drama, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah, debuted in February 2021 and starred Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends who stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin. Heigl and Chalke are back as Tully and Kate, respectively, for the second season. They’re joined by returning cast members Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Ali Skovbye as young Tully, Roan Curtis as young Kate, Yael Yurman as Marah, and Beau Garrett as Cloud.
Netflix’s official description:
“What could possibly have ended the tight-knit thirty-year friendship of Tully and Kate, our ‘Firefly Lane Girls Forever?...
Season one of the drama, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah, debuted in February 2021 and starred Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends who stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin. Heigl and Chalke are back as Tully and Kate, respectively, for the second season. They’re joined by returning cast members Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Ali Skovbye as young Tully, Roan Curtis as young Kate, Yael Yurman as Marah, and Beau Garrett as Cloud.
Netflix’s official description:
“What could possibly have ended the tight-knit thirty-year friendship of Tully and Kate, our ‘Firefly Lane Girls Forever?...
- 11/2/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Sarah Chalke as Kate and Katherine Heigl as Tully in ‘Firefly Lane’ season 2 (Photo Cr. Diyah Pera/Netflix © 2022)
Netflix’s Firefly Lane season two will arrive in two parts, with the first eight episodes premiering on Friday, December 2, 2022. Netflix hasn’t confirmed the premiere date for the remaining eight episodes of the second – and final – season, other than that they’ll debut in 2023.
Season one of the drama, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah, premiered in February 2021 and featured Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends who stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin. Heigl and Chalke reprise their roles as Tully and Kate for season two. Returning cast members also include Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Ali Skovbye as young Tully, Roan Curtis as young Kate, Yael Yurman as Marah, and Beau Garrett as Cloud.
Joining the series for its final season...
Netflix’s Firefly Lane season two will arrive in two parts, with the first eight episodes premiering on Friday, December 2, 2022. Netflix hasn’t confirmed the premiere date for the remaining eight episodes of the second – and final – season, other than that they’ll debut in 2023.
Season one of the drama, based on the bestselling novel by Kristin Hannah, premiered in February 2021 and featured Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as lifelong best friends who stuck by each other’s side through thick and thin. Heigl and Chalke reprise their roles as Tully and Kate for season two. Returning cast members also include Ben Lawson as Johnny Ryan, Ali Skovbye as young Tully, Roan Curtis as young Kate, Yael Yurman as Marah, and Beau Garrett as Cloud.
Joining the series for its final season...
- 10/3/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: In a competitive situation, CBS has given a script commitment with penalty to How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings, a single-camera comedy inspired by TikTok star Sarah Cooper’s bestselling book of the same name. The project hails from Cooper, Cindy Chupack (Sex and the City), Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions and CBS Television Studios.
Thanks to her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, Cooper has emerged as the “it” comedy talent of the moment. She just set her first comedy special at Netflix, which is slated to premiere this fall.
Co-written by Cooper and Chupack, How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings revolves around three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
Cooper and Chupack, who also serves as showrunner,...
Thanks to her breakout online video lip-sync impressions of President Donald Trump, Cooper has emerged as the “it” comedy talent of the moment. She just set her first comedy special at Netflix, which is slated to premiere this fall.
Co-written by Cooper and Chupack, How To Be Successful Without Hurting Men’s Feelings revolves around three women at different stages in their careers at a male-dominated company who help each other navigate modern gender politics in their careers and in their personal lives.
Cooper and Chupack, who also serves as showrunner,...
- 8/20/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nina Tassler and Denise Di Novi’s PatMa Productions’ has optioned podcast Cold from Ksl to develop into a TV series that tackles the issue of domestic abuse.
Cold chronicles the tragic circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a young Mormon wife and mother of two, Susan Powell.
Using actual case files, journal entries, and recordings, Cold examines Powell’s seemingly perfect marriage only to reveal harrowing details of domestic abuse. After deciding to escape the violence with her children, Susan suspiciously vanishes without explanation, without her children, in 2009 and remains missing to this day.
Her husband, who had been named a person of interest but never charged, subsequently killed himself and their young sons in a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute with Sudan’s parents.
Tassler, Di Novi, Joan Boorstein, Dave Cawley and Ksl Podcasts will executive produce the project, possibly a limited series, which will be taken out to the marketplace shortly.
Cold chronicles the tragic circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a young Mormon wife and mother of two, Susan Powell.
Using actual case files, journal entries, and recordings, Cold examines Powell’s seemingly perfect marriage only to reveal harrowing details of domestic abuse. After deciding to escape the violence with her children, Susan suspiciously vanishes without explanation, without her children, in 2009 and remains missing to this day.
Her husband, who had been named a person of interest but never charged, subsequently killed himself and their young sons in a murder-suicide amid a custody dispute with Sudan’s parents.
Tassler, Di Novi, Joan Boorstein, Dave Cawley and Ksl Podcasts will executive produce the project, possibly a limited series, which will be taken out to the marketplace shortly.
- 4/30/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS is back in business with its former entertainment chief, Nina Tassler.
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
CBS said it acquired an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, an independent producer that is led by Tassler, and film and television producer Denise Di Novi and is devoted to amplifying diverse voices. Under terms of the agreement, CBS’ various media outlets will get a first look at new PatMa programming being developed for broadcast and premium markets. What’s more, CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up at the CBS broadcast network, Showtime or streaming-video outlet CBS All Access – and serve as their worldwide distributor.
Tassler rose through the ranks after joining CBS in 1997, leaving the company as its chairman of entertainment in 2015. During her tenure, she had a hand in overseeing such landmark franchises as “The Good Wife,” “The Big Bang Theory” and “How I Met Your Mother.” She previously headed drama development for Warner Brothers Television,...
- 7/17/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS has taken an ownership stake in and struck a first-look deal with PatMa Productions, the production company set up by former CBS Entertainment chairman Nina Tassler and Heathers and Batman Returns producer Denise Di Novi. The indie has set its first project through the deal – an adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ abortion novel A Book of American Martyrs for Showtime.
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
Tassler and Di Novi, who had previously worked together on CBS drama The District, set up PatMa at the start of last year with a focus on amplifying diverse voices. As part of the strategic partnership, CBS platforms, including the broadcast network, pay network Showtime and CBS All Access, will have a first-look at PatMa programming and CBS Studios will co-finance and co-produce projects set up with these platforms with CBS Studios International acting as international distributor.
However, PatMa will continue to operate as an independent production company with...
- 7/17/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS has bought an ownership stake in PatMa Productions, the production company led by Denise Di Novi and former CBS entertainment chairman Nina Tassler.
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
Also Read: Joan Boorstein Named President of Former CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler's PatMa Productions
“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
The agreement includes a first-look deal across all CBS platforms, which will be co-financed and co-produced by CBS Studios. No financial details were disclosed.
The first project is a limited series adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ 2017 novel, “A Book of American Martyrs.” The book is described as a moving portrait of two families whose lives collide when a politically charged act of violence rips both apart. The series is being written by Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, who will serve as executive producers along with Tassler, Di Novi, Debra Greenfield and Linda Kent.
Also Read: Joan Boorstein Named President of Former CBS Entertainment Chief Nina Tassler's PatMa Productions
“Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers who are respected across the industry for their...
- 7/17/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Former CBS Entertainment head Nina Tassler is back in business with her old company.
PatMa, the independent studio Tassler and veteran producer Denise Di Novi founded in 2018, has entered into a "strategic partnership" with CBS that includes a first-look deal for projects PatMa develops. CBS has also acquired an ownership stake in the company.
As part of the deal, PatMa is developing American Martyrs, an adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates novel, for Showtime. Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, Wicked) and Savannah Dooley (Nashville) are writing the series.
"Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers ...
PatMa, the independent studio Tassler and veteran producer Denise Di Novi founded in 2018, has entered into a "strategic partnership" with CBS that includes a first-look deal for projects PatMa develops. CBS has also acquired an ownership stake in the company.
As part of the deal, PatMa is developing American Martyrs, an adaptation of a Joyce Carol Oates novel, for Showtime. Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, Wicked) and Savannah Dooley (Nashville) are writing the series.
"Nina and Denise are accomplished, creative leaders and proven producers ...
- 7/17/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The Actors Fund announced today an exciting line-up of presenters and performers for The Actors Fund’s 22nd Annual Tony Awards Viewing Party.
Recording artist Shoshana Bean (Broadway’s “Wicked”), Paul Dooley (Disney’s “Cars” trilogy), Wilson Cruz and Jessica Marie Garcia will make special appearances to pay tribute to Emmy and Tony Award nominee Winnie Holzman who is being honored with the Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement.
Hosted by “Criminal Minds” star Kirsten Vangsness, this year’s gala will take place on Sunday, June 10, 2018 (3:30-8:00pm) at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The evening will feature “green carpet” arrivals, cocktail hour, gala dinner, live performances, silent auction, and the West Coast’s exclusive live feed of the 2018 Tony Awards broadcast from New York City. Tickets are currently on sale at www.actorsfund.org/TonyParty2018.
Winnie Holzman is the co-writer (with songwriter Stephen Schwartz) of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.
Recording artist Shoshana Bean (Broadway’s “Wicked”), Paul Dooley (Disney’s “Cars” trilogy), Wilson Cruz and Jessica Marie Garcia will make special appearances to pay tribute to Emmy and Tony Award nominee Winnie Holzman who is being honored with the Julie Harris Award for Artistic Achievement.
Hosted by “Criminal Minds” star Kirsten Vangsness, this year’s gala will take place on Sunday, June 10, 2018 (3:30-8:00pm) at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The evening will feature “green carpet” arrivals, cocktail hour, gala dinner, live performances, silent auction, and the West Coast’s exclusive live feed of the 2018 Tony Awards broadcast from New York City. Tickets are currently on sale at www.actorsfund.org/TonyParty2018.
Winnie Holzman is the co-writer (with songwriter Stephen Schwartz) of the hit Broadway musical “Wicked.
- 6/1/2018
- Look to the Stars
Thanks to the ladies at Jezebel, there’s a petition to save ABC Family’s fat-camp teen drama Huge, which was canceled Monday. I’ve signed it — here’s why you should, too:
1. While larger folks have been showing up more on television lately — see Drop Dead Diva, Mike & Molly — they’re still far outnumbered by model-thin types. We can’t afford to lose any of them when they’re on even a decent show — and this was more than decent. Which brings us to …
2. With Greek on its way out and Ten Things I Hate About You gone, Huge...
1. While larger folks have been showing up more on television lately — see Drop Dead Diva, Mike & Molly — they’re still far outnumbered by model-thin types. We can’t afford to lose any of them when they’re on even a decent show — and this was more than decent. Which brings us to …
2. With Greek on its way out and Ten Things I Hate About You gone, Huge...
- 10/6/2010
- by Jennifer Armstrong
- EW.com - PopWatch
Huge creators Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley have issued a statement thanking fans for their support. It was previously reported that ABC Family had decided to cancel the weight loss drama. "First and foremost we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it," said the pair. "While it's disappointing not to be able to go forward with the characters we love so much and had so many plans for, we're deeply grateful (more)...
- 10/5/2010
- by By Morgan Jeffery
- Digital Spy
ABC Family has determined that "Huge" is not working for them. The teen series starring Nikki Blonsky and David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley Hasselhoff has been canceled after one season which debuted over this summer.
"Huge" follows a group of teens from different backgrounds attending a weight loss camp as they embark on their individual journeys of self discovery. Although the weight-focused show started out pretty strong in the pilot, it suffered a rating decline by averaging 1.9 million viewers. This number is low when compared to that by ABC Family's other newbies "Pretty Little Liars" and "Melissa & Joey".
In a statement to EW, the show's creators, Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, said, "First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it. While it's disappointing not to be able to go forward with the characters we love so much and had so many plans for,...
"Huge" follows a group of teens from different backgrounds attending a weight loss camp as they embark on their individual journeys of self discovery. Although the weight-focused show started out pretty strong in the pilot, it suffered a rating decline by averaging 1.9 million viewers. This number is low when compared to that by ABC Family's other newbies "Pretty Little Liars" and "Melissa & Joey".
In a statement to EW, the show's creators, Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, said, "First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it. While it's disappointing not to be able to go forward with the characters we love so much and had so many plans for,...
- 10/5/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Prepare yourselves for a, yes, huge disappointment: News broke today that ABC Family has axed Huge, the series following teens sent to a summer weight-loss camp, after just one season. The drama was a victim to declining ratings, especially when compared to the success of the network’s other summer launches, Melissa & Joey and Pretty Little Liars.
In a statement to EW, the show’s creators, mother-daughter team Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, said: “First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it. While it’s disappointing not to be able to go forward with...
In a statement to EW, the show’s creators, mother-daughter team Winnie Holzman and Savannah Dooley, said: “First and foremost, we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it. While it’s disappointing not to be able to go forward with...
- 10/4/2010
- by Archana Ram
- EW.com - PopWatch
Update: Huge creators, Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life) and her daughter, Savannah Dooley, issued a statement about the series' cancellation through their publicist Andrew Freedman. First and foremost we want to thank everyone who embraced Huge and supported it. While it's disappointing not to be able to go forward with the characters we love so much and had so many plans for, we're deeply grateful to have had this opportunity. Our goal was and is to create television of depth and complexity that inspires people to think and feel. We believe we accomplished that with Huge, and we can't wait to do it again. Previous: It's the end of the road for ABC Family's new drama series Huge. I hear ABC Family this morning pulled the plug on the freshman show starring Nikki Blonsky as an overweight teen at a weight-loss camp. Huge was one of 3 new series ABC Family launched this past summer,...
- 10/4/2010
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Plus we meet The Gossip Queens, John Amaechi refused entry, and Cody Daigle's A Home Across the Ocean prepares to open.
Scott Evans attends something wearing a highly questionable outfit.
If you haven't gotten around to watching the True Blood finale (like me), it's still safe to read this interview with the out Denis O'Hare. Most telling is that he doesn't see his character as a villain: In my mind, he’s not the villain. He’s the hero. I play him like a hero. He has his agenda, and his agenda is correct. He has people he loves and he has desires and needs. If you look at it from his point of view — if Eric, Sookie, and Bill are the villains — they do terrible things to him. They double-cross him, they lie to him, they use him. They kill his lover of 700 years. They take from him, then spurn his offerings.
Scott Evans attends something wearing a highly questionable outfit.
If you haven't gotten around to watching the True Blood finale (like me), it's still safe to read this interview with the out Denis O'Hare. Most telling is that he doesn't see his character as a villain: In my mind, he’s not the villain. He’s the hero. I play him like a hero. He has his agenda, and his agenda is correct. He has people he loves and he has desires and needs. If you look at it from his point of view — if Eric, Sookie, and Bill are the villains — they do terrible things to him. They double-cross him, they lie to him, they use him. They kill his lover of 700 years. They take from him, then spurn his offerings.
- 9/13/2010
- by Ed Kennedy
- The Backlot
The new ABC Family series "Huge" is being developed by mother-daughter writing team Winnie Holzman ("Wicked," "My So-Called Life," "Once and Again") and Savannah Dooley, starring Nikki Blonsky from "Hairspray." Based on the book of the same name by Sasha Paley, the show takes place at a weight-loss camp and follows seven teens as they struggle with both weight and non-weight related issues. I spoke to Winnie and Savannah on the phone to hear about the project, what it's like working together, and what they hope to accomplish. They both feel strongly about the message they're trying to send with the show, pushing boundaries and reaching out to overweight individuals in a way that's never been done before. They seemed bubbly and giggly, both interrupting and finishing one another's sentences. Savannah does most of the talking and you can tell...
- 6/28/2010
- by Samantha Zalaznick
- Huffington Post
The fat hits the campfire quite literally in Huge, as ABC Family tackles subject matter as tricky as it is weighty and comes up with a winner. This appealing and emotionally engaging series about life in a weight-loss summer camp comes with high expectations, having been co-created by Winnie Holzman, who enthralled a generation with the short-lived but long-remembered My So-Called Life.
Working with her daughter Savannah Dooley (with Holzman's husband Paul Dooley appearing ...
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- 6/28/2010
- by Matt Roush
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Filed under: TV Previews
Monday, June 28
'Huge' (9Pm, ABC Family) series premiere
'Hairspray' star Nikki Blonsky and David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley star in this adaptation of Sasha Paley's young adult novel of the same name, about kids who attend a weight-loss summer camp. They're all there for the same reason, but their motivations for going, and their attitudes about staying, vary. Blonsky's sarcastic, rebellious Willamina, for instance, isn't thrilled to be at the camp, where she's been sent by her parents, because she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her curvy bod. Amber (Hasselhoff), meanwhile, is a happy camper, as the prettiest and thinnest girl in the place, who also becomes one of Camp Victory's most popular residents. One thing they agree on: the hotness of Camp Victory's fitness instructor, which is sure to lead to some kind of drama. Also adding to the promise...
Monday, June 28
'Huge' (9Pm, ABC Family) series premiere
'Hairspray' star Nikki Blonsky and David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley star in this adaptation of Sasha Paley's young adult novel of the same name, about kids who attend a weight-loss summer camp. They're all there for the same reason, but their motivations for going, and their attitudes about staying, vary. Blonsky's sarcastic, rebellious Willamina, for instance, isn't thrilled to be at the camp, where she's been sent by her parents, because she doesn't think there's anything wrong with her curvy bod. Amber (Hasselhoff), meanwhile, is a happy camper, as the prettiest and thinnest girl in the place, who also becomes one of Camp Victory's most popular residents. One thing they agree on: the hotness of Camp Victory's fitness instructor, which is sure to lead to some kind of drama. Also adding to the promise...
- 6/27/2010
- by Kim Potts
- Aol TV.
ABC Family.s upcoming original TV series, "Huge", starring Nikki Blonsky and Hayley Hasselhoff is coming June 28. A fat camp for teens is the setting as "Huge" is set to premiere on ABC Family June 28th at 9/8c. Described as funny, heartbreaking and provocative, the series follows the lives of seven teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp, as they look beneath the surface to discover their true selves and the truth about each other. Based on author Sasha Paley.s eponymous book, the series is being developed by Winnie Holzman (.Wicked,. .My So-Called Life,. .Once & Again.) and daughter Savannah Dooley. Holzman will be executive producer on the premiere episode, and will serve as consultant for...
- 5/24/2010
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Nikki Blonsky is going to be huge. Blonsky, the energetic plus-size dynamo who rose to fame in the big-screen version of the musical Hairspray (2007), is set to star in Huge (TV), an upcoming series for ABC Family. According to the film and television trade paper the Hollywood Reporter, Huge will blend elements of Ugly Betty (TV) and Glee (TV), with the story centering on a half-dozen teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp called Wellness Canyon. Blonsky plays Will, a bright, funny young woman whose parents -- owners of a health club chain -- ship her off to the camp. Other characters include Amber (Hayley Hasselhoff), who, despite being the sexiest girl at camp, feels she's too overweight. Then there's a boy (Andrew Caldwell) who's thinner and more popular than most of the male campers around him, and a college kid (Zander Eckhouse), who works at the camp as...
- 3/23/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- TVStar
Nikki Blonsky is going to be huge. Blonsky, the energetic plus-size dynamo who rose to fame in the big-screen version of the musical Hairspray (2007), is set to star in Huge (TV), an upcoming series for ABC Family. According to the film and television trade paper the Hollywood Reporter, Huge will blend elements of Ugly Betty (TV) and Glee (TV), with the story centering on a half-dozen teens and the staff at a weight-loss camp called Wellness Canyon. Blonsky plays Will, a bright, funny young woman whose parents -- owners of a health club chain -- ship her off to the camp. Other characters include Amber (Hayley Hasselhoff), who, despite being the sexiest girl at camp, feels she's too overweight. Then there's a boy (Andrew Caldwell) who's thinner and more popular than most of the male campers around him, and a college kid (Zander Eckhouse), who works at the camp as...
- 3/23/2010
- by ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
- TVStar
"Hairspray" star Nikki Blonsky is joining David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley, James Eckhouse's son Zander and Andrew Caldwell in forthcoming ABC Family series "Huge." The series, a mix of "Ugly Betty" and "Glee," is focused in six teens and staffers at a "fat camp," Wellness Canyon, says Hollywood Reporter. The 10-episode, direct-to-series show is penned by "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman and her daughter Savannah Dooley, continuing the offspring theme. It's based on a book by Sasha Paley. Blonsky plays the daughter of rich parents who own a chain of fitness centers; naturally, she's the opinionated comic lead. Hayley plays Amber, one...
- 3/23/2010
- by HitFix Staff
- Hitfix
"Hairspray" star Nikki Blonsky will play the lead in ABC Family's upcoming series "Huge."
Two TV stars' offspring, David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley and James Eckhouse's son Zander, also have been tapped to star on the series, along with Andrew Caldwell.
"Huge," based on a book by Sasha Paley, was written by "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman and her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
Described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," the series revolves around six teens and the staff at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp. It centers on Will (Blonsky), a funny, opinionated overweight girl sent to the camp by her wealthy parents who own a chain of fitness centers, and Amber (Hasselhoff), a curvy teen who is the skinniest and hottest girl at the camp but who considers herself too heavy.
Eckhouse, repped by Main Title and attorney Arik Betesh, will play a college student working as an...
Two TV stars' offspring, David Hasselhoff's daughter Hayley and James Eckhouse's son Zander, also have been tapped to star on the series, along with Andrew Caldwell.
"Huge," based on a book by Sasha Paley, was written by "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman and her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
Described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," the series revolves around six teens and the staff at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp. It centers on Will (Blonsky), a funny, opinionated overweight girl sent to the camp by her wealthy parents who own a chain of fitness centers, and Amber (Hasselhoff), a curvy teen who is the skinniest and hottest girl at the camp but who considers herself too heavy.
Eckhouse, repped by Main Title and attorney Arik Betesh, will play a college student working as an...
- 3/22/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fat Camp and "Mean Girls" meets "I Know What You Did Last Summer"?!
Well, maybe this doesn't perfectly describe ABC Family's two latest series pick-ups, but it's pretty close.
The network announced Wednesday (Jan. 27) that "Huge" and "Pretty Little Liars" -- both one-hour dramas -- have been given a 10-episode order and are scheduled to premiere later this year.
"Pretty Little Liars" follows four estranged best friends who are reunited a year after the leader of their clique goes missing, only to realize that they're all receiving anonymous messages from someone who knows all their secrets.
Lucy Kate Hale -- best known for her role on The CW's "Privileged" -- will star alongside three relative newcomers as well as "Melrose Place"'s Laura Leighton and Nia Peeples.
"Huge" follows the lives of the teens and staff at a weight loss camp. It is based on the book of the...
Well, maybe this doesn't perfectly describe ABC Family's two latest series pick-ups, but it's pretty close.
The network announced Wednesday (Jan. 27) that "Huge" and "Pretty Little Liars" -- both one-hour dramas -- have been given a 10-episode order and are scheduled to premiere later this year.
"Pretty Little Liars" follows four estranged best friends who are reunited a year after the leader of their clique goes missing, only to realize that they're all receiving anonymous messages from someone who knows all their secrets.
Lucy Kate Hale -- best known for her role on The CW's "Privileged" -- will star alongside three relative newcomers as well as "Melrose Place"'s Laura Leighton and Nia Peeples.
"Huge" follows the lives of the teens and staff at a weight loss camp. It is based on the book of the...
- 1/28/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
ABC Family is adding two hourlong series to its original slate.
The cable network has handed out 10-episode orders to "Huge" and "Pretty Little Liars," both based on Alloy Entertainment young-adult novels.
"Huge," based on a book by Sasha Paley, was written by "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman and her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
Described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," the direct-to-series project revolves around six teens and the staff at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp.
Holzman is exec producing with Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy. Robin Schiff (ABC Family's "10 Things I Hate About You") serves as a consulting producer.
The Warner Horizon-produced "Liars," which was originally picked up to pilot, is based on Sara Shepard's books. It follows four estranged best friends (Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell) who are reunited one year after their best friend and queen bee of the group, Alison,...
The cable network has handed out 10-episode orders to "Huge" and "Pretty Little Liars," both based on Alloy Entertainment young-adult novels.
"Huge," based on a book by Sasha Paley, was written by "My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman and her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
Described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," the direct-to-series project revolves around six teens and the staff at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp.
Holzman is exec producing with Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy. Robin Schiff (ABC Family's "10 Things I Hate About You") serves as a consulting producer.
The Warner Horizon-produced "Liars," which was originally picked up to pilot, is based on Sara Shepard's books. It follows four estranged best friends (Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell) who are reunited one year after their best friend and queen bee of the group, Alison,...
- 1/27/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
ABC Family is apparently this close to greenlighting a series based on Sasha Paley's young adult novel Huge, about two roommates at a weight-loss camp who fall for the same guy, according to The Hollywood Reporter. It's being described as "Glee meets Ugly Betty" -- and since, sadly, there doesn't seem to be any singing involved, that's presumably because anyone pitching a show right now puts Glee in the description (and no one's really looking for the next Ugly Betty these days). However, sweet harmonies or not, this show has plenty of other things going for it: First, it's based on a book from Alloy Entertainment,...
- 1/26/2010
- by Jennifer Armstrong
- EW.com - PopWatch
ABC Family is close to greenlighting an hourlong project based on Alloy Entertainment's young-adult novel "Huge" by Sasha Paley.
"My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman wrote the script with her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
The project, described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," explores how young girls deal with body-image issues. It is set at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp, and revolves around two girls from different backgrounds who fall for the same guy.
Holzman is executive producing the project with Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy. Veteran writer-producer Robin Schiff, who executive produces the ABC Family comedy series "10 Things I Hate About You," has been involved in the project from the get-go and is expected to serve as an executive producer.
The untitled light drama has not been officially greenlighted, but casting is under way. A detailed breakdown for the project released last week lists March 29 as a target production start date.
"My So-Called Life" creator Winnie Holzman wrote the script with her daughter, Savannah Dooley.
The project, described as "Glee" meets "Ugly Betty," explores how young girls deal with body-image issues. It is set at Wellness Canyon, a weight-loss camp, and revolves around two girls from different backgrounds who fall for the same guy.
Holzman is executive producing the project with Alloy's Leslie Morgenstein and Bob Levy. Veteran writer-producer Robin Schiff, who executive produces the ABC Family comedy series "10 Things I Hate About You," has been involved in the project from the get-go and is expected to serve as an executive producer.
The untitled light drama has not been officially greenlighted, but casting is under way. A detailed breakdown for the project released last week lists March 29 as a target production start date.
- 1/25/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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