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'Nurse Jackie' renewed for Season 5

Edie Falco arrives for the IFP's 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on November 28, 2011. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh
Edie Falco arrives for the IFP's 21st Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on November 28, 2011. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh | License Photo

LOS ANGELES, May 31 (UPI) -- Showtime says it has ordered a fifth season of its New York-set dramedy "Nurse Jackie," starring Edie Falco.

EW.com said former "Dexter" executive producer Clyde Phillips has signed on to be the series' new show-runner.

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Production on the fresh episodes is to begin in late 2012, but no season premiere date has been announced yet, EW.com said.

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