NBC to Launch New Dramedy Series

BURBANK, November 29: NBC
will premiere it’s new midseason dramedy Lipstick Jungle, based on the best-selling novel by Sex and the
City author Candace Bushnell, in
February in ER’s Thursday 10
p.m. slot.

The series, starring
Brooke Shields (Suddenly Susan),
Kim Raver (24) and Lindsay
Price (Beverly Hills, 90210),
will premiere Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 10 p.m. ER will continue its current run of original episodes
in the 10-11 p.m. timeslot through January.

Lipstick Jungle follows three high-powered friends as they experience
the ups and downs of life; these New York women support one another through all
the highs and lows that are part of making it as a successful woman in the big
city. The series also stars Andrew McCarthy (The Joy Luck Club), Julian Sands (24), David Alan Basche (United 93), David Norona (Frasier) and Paul Blackthorne (Big Shots).

Based on the book by
Candace Bushnell, who serves as an executive producer for the series alongside
Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty)
and Timothy Busfield (NBC's The West Wing), Lipstick Jungle is
from Universal Media Studios. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick (13
Going on 30).

—By Kristin
Brzoznowski