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'L Word' actress starring in USA's new legal drama 'Facing Kate'	Login to vote
USA has picked up a new legal drama, Facing Kate, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The cable network has ordered 11 episodes on top of the 90-minute pilot. Sarah Shahi (The L Word) stars as a lawyer-turned-mediator. "Kate" centers on Kate Reed (Shahi), a top litigator who, frustrated with the bureaucracy and injustice she witnesses in legal system, decides to become the ultimate anti-lawyer: a mediator. USA president of original programming and UCP co-head Jeff Wachtel said that the network tends to stay away from franchises but liked the different approach to a legal drama with a mediator. "This is someone who lives in a world of a constant conflict," he said. "With traditional lawyers, it's always one wins, one loses; in mediation, the goal is to have win-win." Michael Trucco, Virginia Williams and Baron Vaughn co-star on "Kate," created by Michael Sardo ("Caroline in the City"). Sardo, who wrote the project on spec, will run the series as well as executive produce with Steve Stark. Russ Buchholz serves as co-executive producer on the show, whose pilot was directed by Bronwen Hughes. "Kate" marks a first-ever co-production between UCP and Universal Networks International, the international channels division of NBC Universal, which operates TV channels in 130 countries. UNI, which has been looking for fresh programming to put on its outlets, became involved early on in the process and is co-financing "Kate" in a co-production model similar to the one often employed by Fox TV Studios. Source: ew.com;thehollywoodreporter.com

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