Showtime's 'L Word' to get spin-off

Published: July 19, 2008 at 1:40 PM
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Sandra Bernhard (2nd from left) with The L Word" cast members Erin Daniels (left), Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey arrive for the New York Premiere of  the second season of "The L Word" at the Chelsea West Theater in New York on February 8, 2005.   (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh/File)
Sandra Bernhard (2nd from left) with The L Word" cast members Erin Daniels (left), Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey arrive for the New York Premiere of the second season of "The L Word" at the Chelsea West Theater in New York on February 8, 2005. (UPI Photo/Laura Cavanaugh/File) | Enlarge Enlarge
LOS ANGELES, July 19 (UPI) -- "The L Word," a TV series that follows the lives of several lesbians, will soon have a spin-off series, an official from the U.S. network Showtime says.

Robert Greenblatt, Showtime's president of entertainment, said Friday the cable TV drama will spawn a second show to be headed up by "Word" creator Ilene Chaiken, The Hollywood Reporter said.

Greenblatt said one actress featured in "Word" will be the focal point of the new series, but he refused to identify which star would receive her own series.

"We're still forming it. I'm sure I have a million e-mails already from loyal viewers about it, but we're still in the process of figuring it out," he said.

The Reporter said Greenblatt also announced the Showtime original series "Weeds" has received an order for two additional 13-episode seasons and the network series "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" has been picked up for a seventh season.


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