Showtime has delivered a unique and engaging series that cast the brilliant Toni Collette as Tara, a mother, wife and revolving door of personalities due to her "disorder."
Showtime has delivered a unique and engaging series that cast the brilliant Toni Collette as Tara, a mother, wife and revolving door of personalities due to her "disorder."
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The series is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, and is written by Academy Award winner Diablo Cody (Juno).
Showtime has reupped the series in a 12 episode second season.
The half hour drama about a woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder (commonly referred to as Multiple personality Disorder) has been a ratings and critical darling since its debut.
"It's like there's a kegger inside my brain", says Tara describing the feeling of being taken over by "T", Alice and Buck, Tara's "alters."
Nielsens reports that "Tara" drew 2.67 million viewers to its series premiere, the best for the network since 2004, beating Showtime gems "Dexter", "Weeds", "Californication" and even "The Tudors" in their premieres.
"It has been pure pleasure working with Diablo Cody, Toni Collette, Steven Spielberg and everyone at Dreamworks on United States of Tara," said Showtime entertainment chief Robert Greenblatt announcing the pickup.
"This show is a perfect fit for our premium brand and we're thrilled that critics and audiences have responded to this groundbreaking show so well. I look forward to many more alternate personalities emerging from this unique series."
Production will begin this Summer for an early 2010 premiere.
Cody will be also returning as a writer and executive producer for season two.
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