Lisa Edelstein From `House’ and Janeane Garofalo Star in Bravo’s First Scripted Series. 'Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce'
Lisa Edelstein, from the TV series "House" will star in Bravo's first scripted series along with Janeane Garofalo. Bravo has become best known for its reality TV shows like "Real Housewives" so "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" is a departure.
House star Lisa Edelstein will lead the cast. "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" will also star Janeane Garofalo, best known for her roles in "The Larry Sanders Show," "Copland" and her appearances on "Real Time" with Bill Maher.
The new Bravo series is being produced and written by Marti Noxon from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer."
The new Lisa Edelstein starrer has been picked up for 13 episodes.
"Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" is based on Vicko Lovine's best-selling "Girlfriends' Guide" book series. Edelstein will play self-help book writer Abby, who hides the fact that she's separated from her husband. Abby navigates life as a single woman in her 40s and takes advice from her divorced friends, instead of her married ones.
Janeane Garofalo, who also played on "24," will play a divorcee named Lyla. She's a Hollywood lawyer. Beau Garrett, who was on "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior," will play another recent divorcee named Phoebe, who used to be a model. The pilot has Paul Adelstein of "Private Practice" as Abby's husband in the pilot. Carrie Fisher from "Star Wars" will make a cameo as Abby's book editor.
Marti Noxon said "I can't thank everyone enough at Bravo and Universal Cable Productions for making Girlfriends' something special. I am confident that Lisa is going to be TV's next girl crush; she's certainly mine."
In a statement, Bravo and Oxygen Media President Frances Berwick, said "From the minute we saw this script, we felt this was really on brand for Bravo - it's got lots of humor, lots of fun, and it's incredibly stylish. More than anything, this is a real passion project for Marti who is a big Bravo fan."
Adam Brooks will direct the pilot.