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Lifetime’s ‘Secret Lives Of Wives’ Pilot Not Going Forward

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday January 16, 2013 @ 4:30pm PSTTags: Lifetime, The Secret Lives of Wives
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Lifetime has passed on hourlong pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives starring Kim Raver and Salli Richardson. Inspired by the book by Iris Krasnow, Secret Lives Of Wives explores the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women — Michelle (Raver), Reed (Richardson), Keaton (Amber Clayton) and Jessie (Lauren Bittner). The pilot was written by Jill Gordon and produced by Lin Pictures in association with Warner Horizon Television. Lifetime seems to be cleaning house before it picks up its next new scripted series. Just yesterday, the network cancelled dramedy Drop Dead Diva after four seasons. The hourlong pilots that have been completed and are in contention for a series order are the Renee Zellweger-produced Cinnamon Girl as well as Witches Of East End. Lifetime also has pilot HR, which is still casting, and movie/backdoor pilot Stalkers, which premieres in the spring. Lifetime’s other movie/backdoor pilot, An Amish Murder, which aired earlier this month, will not be going to series. Secret Lives was one of two hourlong pilots with similar themes and titles ordered this past summer, along with NBC’s The Secret Lives Of Husbands And Wives, whose fate has not been determined.

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Joe Flanigan To Co-Star In Lifetime’s ‘Secret Lives Of Wives’ Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Saturday October 27, 2012 @ 7:50am PDTTags: The Secret Lives of Wives
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Joe Flanigan (Stargate: Atlantis) has joined the cast of Lifetime‘s pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives. The project, inspired by the book by Iris Krasnow, explores the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women — Michelle (Kim … Read More »

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David Conrad To Star In Lifetime’s ‘Secret Lives of Wives’ Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday October 23, 2012 @ 5:30pm PDTTags: Lifetime, The Secret Lives of Wives
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The Ghost Whisperer co-star David Conrad is set for a male lead role in Lifetime‘s pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives. The project, inspired by the book by Iris Krasnow, explores the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women — Michelle (Kim Raver), Reed (Salli Richardson), Keaton (Amber Clayton) and Jessie (Lauren Bittner). Conrad will play Michelle’s husband Wil, an erudite, handsome English lit professor who Michelle nursed through a serious illness 15 year earlier. Still head-over-heels in love, the two are about to renew their wedding vows — making it all the more shocking when Michelle learns that Wil has been leading a double life. Read More »

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‘Secret Lives Of Wives’ Pilot Casts Regulars, ‘Bates Motel’ Series Adds Recurring Player

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 11, 2012 @ 10:43am PDTTags: A&E Network, Bates Motel, Lifetime, The Secret Lives of Wives
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EXCLUSIVE: With all four female leads locked in, Lifetime‘s pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives has focused on casting the husbands. Callum Blue (Dead Like Me) and newcomer … Read More »

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Kim Raver To Star In Lifetime Pilot ‘The Secret Lives Of Wives’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday October 10, 2012 @ 7:00pm PDTTags: The Secret Lives of Wives
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The Secret Lives Of WivesGrey’s Anatomy alumna Kim Raver is set to star in Lifetime’s hourlong pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives. Inspired by the book by Iris Krasnow, The Secret Lives of Wives explores the unvarnished truth … Read More »

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Salli Richardson-Whitfield To Star In Lifetime’s ‘Secret Lives Of Wives’ Pilot

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Friday August 24, 2012 @ 5:50pm PDTTags: Big Deals TV, Lifetime, The Secret Lives of Wives
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EXCLUSIVE: Eureka star Salli Richardson-Whitfield is set as a lead of another cable drama project. Richardson will star in Lifetime’s hourlong pilot The Secret Lives Of Wives (working title). She is the first actor cast in the project, which explores the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women, providing an honest portrayal of the ultimate challenge every relationship faces – emotional and sexual longevity. Richardson-Whitfield will play one of the four women, Reed. Professionally known as “The Siren”, Reed is the sultry host of a call-in radio show that caters to women’s fantasies. But her radio persona is at sad odds with her personal life, as her marriage of 17 years is on the rocks.

Richardson was offered both The Secret Lives Of Wives, from Lin Pictures and Warner Horizon, and the NBC similarly-themed and titled off-cycle pilot The Secret Lives Of Husbands And Wives. I hear Richardson-Whitfield opted to go with the Lifetime pilot because of her longtime relationship with the network’s head of series development Nina Lederman and her meeting with the producers. Read More »

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Lifetime Orders ‘The Secret Lives Of Wives’, ‘Witches Of East End’ Pilots

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday July 19, 2012 @ 5:59pm PDTTags: Lifetime, The Secret Lives of Wives, Witches Of East End

Los Angeles, Ca (July 19, 2012) – Lifetime has ordered the drama pilots The Secret Lives of Wives (working title) and Witches of East End for 2013, it was announced today by Rob Sharenow, Executive Vice President, Programming, of Lifetime Networks.

Inspired by the book by Iris Krasnow, The Secret Lives of Wives (working title) will explore the unvarnished truth behind the marriages of four different women, breaking down the creative ways each close friend nurtures, maintains and endures what many see as an impossible convention of modern life. With a relatable and provocative approach, the pilot will provide an honest portrayal of the ultimate challenge every relationship faces – emotional and sexual longevity. Jill Gordon (Five), who wrote the pilot, will also executive produce with Dan Lin (Sherlock Holmes) and Jennifer Gwartz (Veronica Mars); Krasnow will serve as a producer. The Secret Lives of Wives (working title) will be produced by Lin Pictures in association with Warner Horizon Television.

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