Good news: The terrific Lifetime dramedy that stars Brooke Elliot and Margaret Cho has been reupped for season two.
Good news: The terrific Lifetime dramedy that stars Brooke Elliot and Margaret Cho has been reupped for season two.
The series "Drop Dead Diva" has proved to be a ratings hit, and JoAnn Alfano, Executive Vice President, Entertainment, Lifetime Networks was pleased to announce the news at the recent TCA's in Pasadena.
The Network has ordered 13 new episodes of the series which stars break-out actress Brooke Elliott and comedic actress Margaret Cho, for 2010.
The Premise:
Payback's a bitch: Take one shallow, aspiring model who dies in a sudden accident, only to find karma resurrecting her soul inside brilliant attorney Elliot, as she inhabits her size 16 body, and is aided in her transition by a very funny Guargian angel.
The series premiered on July 12, 2009, and was Lifetime’s highest rated original drama series debut since the 2007 launch of Army Wives.
From creator Josh Berman (Bones, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) and executive producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Academy AwardÒ-winning Chicago, Hairspray, Lifetime’s Living Proof), Drop Dead Diva is averaging 2.6 million viewers per episode this season and has cumed 50.1 million P2+ viewers to date in its 9PM ET/PT Sunday time period. Not shabby.
“Drop Dead Diva is one of those rare gems that has charmed both viewers and critics, and I am proud to announce a season two pick-up,” said Alfano. “Josh Berman, Craig Zadan, Neil Meron and their talented team have delivered an amazing show that is helping us to grow and evolve the Lifetime brand.”
Alfano added, “Brooke is a unique talent who has a wonderful career ahead of her. It is so gratifying to see the public and the media responding so positively to her.”
ABOUT DROP DEAD DIVA
When beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe Deb has a fatal car accident, she suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven’s gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered “zero.”
Outraged, she attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum (Elliott). A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant, Teri (Cho), Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more confident, comely colleagues whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty.
Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane’s curvier frame and learn to reconcile her beauty queen ways with her brilliant, new mind.
Guest stars throughout the first season of "Drop Dead Diva" include Paula Abdul, Rosie O’Donnell, Tim Gunn, Liza Minnelli, Delta Burke, Sharon Lawrence, Kathy Najimy, Nia Vardalos, Jorja Fox, Teri Polo, Gregory Harrison, Mark Moses, Marla Sokoloff, Shirley Knight, Faith Price, Devon Gummersall, Elliott Gould, Chuck Woolery and Diedrich Bader.
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