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ABC Family Orders Pilot For Remake of Mexican Series “Terminales”

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It appears Devious Maids may not be the only new series based on a successful Mexican program…

ABC Family has signed off on a pilot order for the one-hour drama Terminales, an adaptation of Televisa’s original series of the same name.

Terminales

Created and produced by Miguel Ángel Fox , the series chronicles the life of young and successful publicist April Marquez, who is diagnosed with terminal cancer. It’s described as Sex And The City if Carrie Bradshaw was dying of cancer.

The Mexican version, which premiered in September 2008, stars Ana Claudia Talancón, Alfonso Herrera, Andrés Almeida, Isela Vega, Opi Domínguez and Danny Perea.

The pilot for the American remake was written by Susanna Fogel and Joni Lefkowitz. Aaron Kaplan, Fogel and Lefkowitz will serve as executive producers.

Produced by Lionsgate in association with Televisa, the pilot will go into production this fall along with Jennifer Lopez’s previously announced drama pilot The Fosters (working title).

Arteta to Direct CW’s Carrie Diaries Pilot

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Miguel Arteta is about to experience a little sex and the city…

Miguel Arteta

The Puerto Rican filmmaker has signed on to direct and executive produce the CW’s Carrie Diaries pilot.

Based on Candace Bushnell’s book, Carrie Diaries is the prequel to Bushnell’s Sex and the City—which spawned HBO’s iconic comedy series starring Sarah Jessica Parker as the book’s heroine Carrie Bradshaw and subsequent films.

Carrie Diaries

Carrie Diaries chronicles Carrie’s coming of age in the 1980s, when she asks her first questions about love, sex, friendship and family while exploring the worlds of high school and Manhattan.

Arteta, who rose to fame after directing The Good Girl and Chuck & Buck, most recently helmed the film Cedar Rapids. He also directed the Thanksgiving episode of Fox’s new breakout hit series New Girl, which introduced recurring guest star Justin Long; as well as episodes of Enlightened and American Horror Story.

Nichols Sheds Tough Girl Image to Become a Southern Belle…

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She’s probably best known for playing a tough-as-nails special agent on Fox’s 24… But Marisol Nichols is about to girl-it-up!

The 38-year-old part-Spanish/part-Mexican actress is set to star in ABC’s midseason show Good Christian Belles.

Marisol Nichols

Nichols, best known for her role as Special Agent Nadia Yassir on the sixth season of 24, will appear as Heather Cruz, a catty Southern socialite on GCB.

“I haven’t been this girlie in a long time,” Nichols told reporters this week during a press conference with the cast. “It’s a good thing. I get to stretch [my acting] muscles in a lot of ways.”

Nichols, who also played a tough New York cop in the TV series Blind Justice, had to reportedly fight to land the pivotal role as the “queen of the gossip and glamorous” on the new dramadey. She even had to screen-test twice!

Produced by Sex and the City creator Darren Star, Good Christian Belles also stars Kristin Chenoweth, Annie Potts and Leslie Bibb.

The series is based on the book Good Christian Bitches by Kim Gatlin.