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At today's Showtime TCA panels, Ilene Chaiken, co-creator of the 2004-2009 television series The L Word and one of the executive producers of that show's new Showtime incarnation The L Word: Generation Q, refused to go back into the past when Deadline asked her to comment on Empire, where she formerly served as…

Showtime has revealed the official title of its anticipated sequel to The L Word sequel. The L Word: Generation Q will debut in the fall on the premium channel. The eight-episode series is slated to begin production in Los Angeles this summer. Marja-Lewis Ryan (The Four-Faced Liar, 6 Balloons) serves as showrunner and…

Pam Grier has played down any involvement in the forthcoming reboot of The L Word. The actress said that she would not be involved in Showtime's revival of the influential 2000s series as a result of her commitment to ABC comedy Bless This Mess. Grier played Kate 'Kit' Porter for six seasons of the LGBT drama…

The L Word alum Sarah Shahi did not hesitate when asked by critics at TCA Winter Press Tour today if she’d be up to return to The L Word sequel, which Showtime announced today had gotten a green light. "This was something that was brought up in a discussion [with original 'L Word' cast members] last year," Shahi told…

Showtime has greenlighted a new incarnation of The L Word, a sequel of the network's influential 2000s series, the network announced at TCA. The follow-up series, which has been in the works at Showtime for more than an year, is aimed at reflecting how members of that community's relationships, their lives, and…

Showtime has been developing a new incarnation of The L Word, a sequel of the network’s influential 2000s series. Showtime president of programming Gary Levine was cautious Mondaay at TCA when asked about the status of the project. “There are a lot of revivals out there,” he said during Showtime’s executive session…

"Find your way back home" is the tagline for Vida, but this new Starz drama is in many ways a road map into the real American mosaic of 2018 in all its messy, hurtful, complex and heartfelt glory. With gender, culture, economics, family, sexuality, conflict and unconventional wisdom at its often raw core, the May…

Marja-Lewis Ryan (The Four-Faced Liar, 6 Balloons) has been tasked to spearhead the sequel to The L Word, currently in development at Showtime, as executive producer and showrunner. Mothership series creator Ilene Chaiken also is executive producing, along with Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey, who…

Showtime is currently developing a sequel to its influential 2004 drama series The L Word, which revolved around a group of lesbians in West Hollywood and their friends, families and lovers. It is being done with three original cast members — Jennifer Beals, who played Bette, Kate Moennig (Shane) and Leisha Hailey…

One of Showtime’s signature series is mounting a comeback. The premium cable network is developing a sequel to its influential 2004 drama series The L Word, which revolved around a group of lesbians in West Hollywood and their friends, family and lovers. Three of the original series’ lead cast members, Jennifer Beals…

Showtime’s series were off to a good start last night. Leading the way was new racy drama Shameless, a remake of the acclaimed British series, which drew 982,000 at 10 PM (1.3 million overall for the 2 runs) to rank as the most watched Showtime drama series premiere in 7 years, since  Dead Like Me (1.11 million). It…

On the heels of True Blood‘s renewal yesterday for Season 4, HBO released ratings for the Sunday second episode of the vampire drama’s current third season. True Blood drew 4.3 million viewers, down modest 14% from the heavily promoted and highly-rated season premiere the week before. The combined audience for the 9PM…