McClanahan Signs for Here! Series

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Ex-Golden Girls Rue McClanahan will star in a half-hour original series for gay network here!

The show, which it targeted for a 2007 launch, will feature McClanahan as the "crazy and wise" grandmother of a gay teenager "coming of age and coming out."

The network describes the veteran actress (Golden Girls,Maude) as having a strong fan base in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community.

The six-episode series is based on a short film from writer Nick Wauters, who will also pen the series. Wauters was assistant to Will & Grace producer James Burrows and has been editor/producer of HGTV's Weekend Warriors and House Hunters.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.