Showtime puts “Nurse Jackie” on call
Network News Release …
Three-time Emmy Award winner Edie Falco is coming to a New York City hospital for Showtime’s new single camera dark comedy series “Nurse Jackie” (working title).
The 12-episode, half-hour series will star Falco (in Showtime Photo at right) as Jackie O’Hurley, a strong-willed, iconoclastic New York City nurse juggling the frenzied grind of an urban hospital and an equally challenging personal life. The series, which will also star Eve Best, Peter Facinelli, Merritt Wever, Haaz Slieman and Paul Schulze, will go into production in New York in late 2008, and will premiere in 2009.
“Nothing is more thrilling for us than bringing Edie Falco to Showtime in this unique, quirky, touching comedy/drama,” said Robert Greenblatt, President of Entertainment for Showtime. “If you suddenly found yourself in the hospital and fighting through our health care system, you would want no one other than Edie Falco — or Nurse Jackie — by your side.
“This show will illuminate the complex and often heroic people who devote their lives to healing the sick while simultaneously trying to make sense of their own complicated personal lives. It’s quintessential premium cable, and with Edie on board, quintessential Showtime.”
For her role as Carmela Soprano, Falco was nominated for an Emmy six times for lead actress in a drama series — and won three times. She has also collected two Golden Globes (seven nominations) and three SAG Awards (seven nominations).
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I love this woman!! I just cant see her as anyone else bar Carmela Soprano, but go girl!!! x