CBS Picks Up James Van Der Beek's Friends with Better Lives

CBS has ordered the series Friends with Better Lives, starring James Van Der Beek, Brooklyn Decker and Kevin Connolly, TVGuide.com has learned.

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The multi-camera comedy follows a group of thirtysomethings who each think that the other has it better. Dana Klein and Aaron Kaplan will executive-produce, with Klein also writing.

Friends with Better Lives is the eighth series CBS has ordered. Read about CBS' other series pickups here.

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