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Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan is to write, star in and executive produce a new comedy series for HBO.
The programme will follow a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst she cares for her parents as well as her should-be grown-up son.
US pay television network HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with London-born Irish actress and writer Horgan and her production company, Merman.
Horgan, 54, said: “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey, Amy, Francesca and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”
Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO and Max comedy programming, said: “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon.
“Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all feel a little less lonely, that is what sets her comedy apart so brilliantly.
“She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd other people’s stories, we’re looking forward to the new talent she will bring into the fold.”
Horgan’s Apple TV+ programme Bad Sisters won the best drama series prize at the 2023 Bafta TV awards, while actress Anne-Marie Duff took home the supporting actress gong.
In 2016 Horgan won the writer: comedy gong at the Bafta TV Craft Awards, alongside US actor and comedian Rob Delaney, for their sitcom, Catastrophe.
She is also the creator of HBO comedy drama Divorce, which starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church.
The new and untitled HBO Original comedy series is produced by Merman.
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