EXCLUSIVE: Former My Name Is Earl co-star Jaime Pressly has been tapped as the lead opposite Katie Finneran in Fox’s multicamera comedy pilot I Hate My Teenage Daughter. The project, from Warner Bros. TV and writers/executive producers Sherry Bilsing-Graham and Ellen Kreamer, centers on two women, Annie (Pressly) and Nikki (Finneran), who now have daughters just like the girls who picked on them in high school. Pressly, repped by CAA and Luber/Roklin, won an Emmy for her role as the ditsy Joy Turner on NBC’s Earl.
Kirk Acevedo (Oz), Tim Griffin (Fair Game) and Joe Nieves are set to co-star opposite Maria Bello in NBC’s drama pilot Prime Suspect. The remake of the iconic British series centers on Jane Timoney (Bello), an iconoclastic female detective who has to make her bones in a tough New York precinct that is dominated by men. Acevedo, repped by Fortitude and Abrams Entertainment, will play Det. Phil Carter, a member of the homicide squad who is disdainful and vocally critical of Jane. Griffin, repped by Pakula/King and Essential, will play Det. Augie Blando, the hen pecked class clown. Also playing a detective, Det. Don Korilko, is Nieves.





A show called “I hate my teenaged daughter”? This after her detestable character in Earl? Pressly is certainly not winning.
Jaime Pressly was picked on in high school? Puh-leeze!
How good are the SILA and Prime Suspect scripts?
“teenage daughter” script is utter crap..no way it gets on the air..btw, wasnt jamie just arrested for a dui? Shes winning!
Wow. Completely subjective I guess because I thought it was the funniest thing out there this season. You can tell it had writers from FRIENDS. As with all things the angels are in the chemistry of the casting. But I read it and called it a winner.
Is Prime Suspect a pure procedural show or has it serialized elements?
we’re supposed to believe there were Mean Girls at Jaime Pressley’s school and she wasn’t one of them?
Katie Finneran instantly makes this a must-see. Anyone who saw her Tony-winning performance in PROMISES, PROMISES knows what a comedy powerhouse she is.
Jamie Pressly back on TV is the best news of the day. And my day has been a good one. I find her truly entertaining.
Hey, Pupkin, in high school you can be tormented for any little reason. I’m sure the writers can come up with a reason why Jaime Pressly was picked on, even if she was hot. I read the pilot and it was funny. The writers are certainly smarter and more creative than you.
I love Jaime Pressly. Nobody does “trailer park hot” like her. I’m happy to see her back on TV.
Who cares about Jame Pressly. I am just happy to Kirk Acevedo.
I love him. He’s so underused in Fringe (not sure if he’s even coming back for season 4, given Prime Suspect?), underused, period.
Got to say, only reason I want “I Hate My Teenage Daughter” to air is because of Eric Sheffer Stevens.