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Rod Lurie creates new femme series for Showtime
Published 6/30/2008 by Allison Waldman at TV Squad
... Lurie's working on another female-driven drama now for Showtime, but this time it's not about politics. Hillary Jones is the name of the show and the character, a police detective working vice in Los Angeles during the week, but moonlighting as a hooker in Nevada during the weekend. ...

'Weeds' Character Spawns New Femme Series for Showtime
Published 7/7/2008 at BuddyTV
... Mary Louise Parker, who plays Botwin. They say the same thing will be crucial for Jones. If this works, Showtime will be very happy. Weeds' August 2005 debut was the highest rated series for the cable network that year. More recently, Weeds' fourth season premiere became the network's most-watched telecast in record, with 1.3 million viewers. Hence, any show remotely resembling the reception to Weeds is good news for Showtime. -Glenn L. Diaz, BuddyTV Staff Columnist Source: Reuters (Image Courtesy of Entertainment Weekly)