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[07/10/08 - 07:05 PM]
Whitaker and Broome Get Wells 'Fat' at HBO
The one-hour family drama is set in the world of the $46 billion herbal supplement weight loss industry.







FAT SELLS (HBO)
DEVELOPMENT HISTORY:
7/10/08
STATUS:
previously in development (2008-2009 season)
DEVELOPMENT STAGE:
script
DESCRIPTION:
(from New Wave Entertainment's press release) HBO has acquired the pilot "Fat Sells" co-created by 25/7 Productions honcho Dave Broome ("The Biggest Loser") and writer Gren Wells. Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker ("The Last King of Scotland") will be an executive producer along with Broome on this one-hour family drama set in the world of the $46 billion herbal supplement weight loss industry. Gren Wells, who also has "Earthbound" set up at The Film Department and "Southern Comfort" at Walt Disney Studios, will pen the pilot and serve as co-executive producer.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Dave Broome as CRTR/EP
· Forest Whitaker as EP
· Gren Wells as CRTR/CO-EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· 25/7 Productions
· Forest Whitaker Productions
· New Wave Entertainment