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Just days after Demi Lovato dropped out of the lead role on the NBC pilot Hungry, a replacement has been found with Ariel Winter coming aboard.The 24-year-old Modern Family star has signed on to take over the role from Lovato, 29, who stepped down due to scheduling conflicts, via Deadline.Lovato will still be on board as an executive producer on the pilot, which will finally go into production this coming week, starting with a table read on Tuesday. Replaced:Just days after Demi Lovato dropped out of the lead role on the NBC pilot Hungry, a replacement has been found with Ariel Winter coming aboard Take over:The 24-year-old Modern Family star has signed on to take over the role from Lovato, 29, who stepped down due to scheduling conflicts, via DeadlineDespite Lovato dropping out from the lead role, NBC remained 'high' on the project and opted to move swiftly to re-cast.The single-camera pilot was written by Will & Grace and Hot in Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin.

Just before production was about to start on their new NBC pilot Hungry, Demi Lovato has backed out of the pilot.The 29-year-old singer and actress had been attached to star in the pilot since January 2021, which earned a put pilot commitment from NBC.Now that production is about to begin, Lovato has bowed out due to scheduling complications, via Deadline, though they remain on board as an executive producer. Backed out:Just before production was about to start on her new NBC pilot Hungry, Demi Lovato has backed out of the pilot Put pilot:The 29-year-old singer and actress had been attached to star in the pilot since January 2021, which earned a put pilot commitment from NBCThe single-camera pilot was written by Will & Grace and Hot in Cleveland creator Suzanne Martin.The show follows several friends who belong to a food issues group who help each other look for love, success and the perfect comfort food.

EXCLUSIVE: Anna Akana (Jupiter’s Legacy), Alex Brightman (Law & Order: SVU), Ashley D. Kelley (Insatiable), Jay Klaitz (FBI) and Rory O’Malley (The Book of Mormon) are set as series regulars in NBC single camera comedy pilot Hungry starring and executive produced by Demi Lovato. The project comes from Sean Hayes and Todd Milliner’s Hazy Mills, SB Projects and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.