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EXCLUSIVE: Writer-showrunner Liz Sarnoff has signed an overall deal with HBO. Under the pact, Sarnoff, who had served as writer/consulting producer on the first two seasons of HBO’s dark comedy series Barry, will become an executive producer on Bill Hader’s Emmy-nominated series, starting with its upcoming third…

Writer-showrunner Liz Sarnoff (Lost) has signed an overall deal with Universal Cable Productions. Sarnoff, who has been switching between drama and comedy, is currently writing for the second season of HBO’s comedy series Barry. For her work on the first season of the breakout hit, Sarnoff received an Emmy nomination…

TNT has given a pilot order to Highland, a scripted drama written and executive produced by Liz Sarnoff (Lost, Barry) and Margaret Cho (Margaret Cho: PsyCHO, Drop Dead Diva), who also will star. Inspired by Cho’s personal history with substance abuse, Highland will chronicle what happens when two extended…

Amazon Prime has put in development Highland, an hourlong dramedy starring Margaret Cho as a version of herself. Written by Alcatraz co-creator Liz Sarnoff, Highland is a co-production between Amazon Studios and Tomorrow Studios, ITV Studios’ partnership with Marty Adelstein. In Highland, after a court ordered rehab…