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Nov. 11, 2005 / 10:02 PM

HBO plans series based on 'Dead Ringers'

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (UPI) -- HBO is working with David Cronenberg to turn his 1988 cult thriller "Dead Ringers" into a weekly series.

Cronenberg is directing the pilot to be written by Wesley Strick, Daily Variety reported Friday.

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The original "Dead Ringers" starred Jeremy Irons as twin gynecologists who go insane after falling in love with the same woman.

Cronenberg's most recent TV work was a guest starring role on ABC's "Alias."

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