Lauren Graham Signs for ABC Comedy

Zap2It.com | December 12, 2008

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'Gilmore Girls' star returns to series TV

"Gilmore Girls" star Lauren Graham is on her way back to television, courtesy of ABC.

Graham is set to star in a comedy for the network where she'll play a self-help counselor who has trouble following her own advice. ABC has given a production commitment to the show, Variety reports.

The series, created by former "Will & Grace" writer Alex Herschlag, will be Graham's first since "Gilmore Girls" ended its seven-season run on The CW in May 2007. The actress signed a development deal at NBC last year, but nothing resulted from it.

The currently untitled comedy centers on Graham's character, a self-help expert who helps women reduce stress in their lives. Her own life gets disrupted, though, following a breakup.

Since "Gilmore Girls" left the air, Graham has appeared in the feature films "Evan Almighty" and " Flash of Genius." She also stars in the indie film "Arlen Faber," which will be part of the 2009 Sundance festival, and will star in a Broadway revival of "Guys and Dolls" next year.

Herschlag will executive produce the show with Mitch Hurwitz ("Arrested Development"), Kim Tannenbaum and Eric Tannenbaum ( "Two and a Half Men") via Hurwitz and the Tannenbaums' production company Tantamount. Sony Pictures TV is the studio. Graham will be a producer on the project.