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On HBO's Development Slate, Ladies Rule, and More | Today's News: Our Take | 3/10/2008
HBO has greenlit a stack of new series, including several that center on women, as well as pilots for new series from David Milch and Darren Star.The roster of female-dominated shows starts with The Ladies' No. 1 Detective Agency, a Botswana-based story adapted from Alexander McCall Smith's book series. According to Variety, filmmakers Anthony Minghella and Richard Curtis are on for the project, which stars chanteuse/actress Jill Scott as Precious Ramostwe. Will & Grace alumna Jhoni Marchinko, meanwhile, heads up the net's new comedy, Driving Around with Joni, the Reporter says. The series follows a 40-year-old widow who drives around Los Angeles all day with her French bulldog, seeking meaning in the wake of her husband's death.Along with the dramedy duo, HBO's also greenlit a pilot order for Last of the Ninth, a "gritty cop drama" from David Milch. Fellow TV behemoth Darren Star is also prepping a new pilot. He and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas are developing Diary of a Manhattan Ca... read more

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Title	Year	Type
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (Actor - Precious Ramotswe)	2009	TV Show Series
BET Awards '08 (Performer)	2008	TV Show Series
BET Honors (Performer)	2008	TV Show Series
Hounddog (Actor - Big Momma Thornton)	2008	Movie
Why Did I Get Married? (Actor - Shelia)	2007	Movie