Starz is developing “East Wing,” a half-hour comedy series starring “Will & Grace” alumna Debra Messing. It is created and written by Ali Wentworth (“Nightcap”), who will also appear in the series alongside Messing, and Liz Tuccillo (“Divorce”). “East Wing” is produced by Lionsgate and executive produced by Messing, Wentworth, Tuccillo and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Howard Klein and Molly Madden.“East Wing” draws from the experiences of Wentworth’s mother, who served as Social Secretary in the White House during Ronald Reagan’s presidency in the 1980s.
It tells the story of Hollis Carlisle (Messing), a hostess extraordinaire who juggles her threatened husband, rebellious children, Nancy Reagan’s Chief of Staff and a crippling social anxiety.
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