Julianne Moore In 'Dope': Working On 1950s Detective Show For HBO

Thanks to the wild success of "Mad Men," a number of television shows this season are working to copy its formula of stylized retro drama in an effort to capture the same sort of acclaim and fan dedication. Leading the pack are the controversial NBC drama, "The Playboy Club," and ABC's "Pan Am," two of the buzzier new fall shows.

And as hard as it will be to match up to Don Draper and company, they may be getting another major competitor, too.

Deadline reports that "Mildred Pierce" chief Todd Haynes is working with HBO to develop an adaptation of Sara Gran's novel "Dope," a "Mad Men"-style show about a woman addict-turned-private eye in the 1950s, which could star Julianne Moore. Given that network's prestige, if it happens, it may be the best chance TV has to replicating Matthew Weiner's runaway hit, with Moore being the biggest name, by far, in that contest: Christina Ricci leads "Pan Am," while Amber Heard and Eddie Cibrian head up "The Playboy Club."

Moore has a good recent history with HBO, as she's starring as Sarah Palin in "Game Change," the upcoming telefilm about the 2008 election. HBO already has a private eye show in "Bored to Death," though it's quite a bit different, with Jason Schwartzman starring as a stoner author who takes cases off of Craigslist.

Moore most recently starred in the romantic comedy, "Crazy, Stupid, Love." and will next appear in "Another Bullshit Night In Suck City."

For more details on the show, click over to TV Line.

Comments

[Aredee]

03:09 PM on 08/16/2011

"Imitation is the sincerest form of television." -- Fred Allen

[kenhamlett]

11:53 AM on 08/16/2011

Ms. Moore is such a talented actress, and she makes such interesting, varied and even daring choices when selecting roles. I will happily tune in to see this latest endeavor. As an aside, I also find her terribly modest and gracious in all the promotional activities she undertakes for her various projects. Other actresses and actors could surely take a cue from her professionalism and her propriety.

[redsongia]

09:18 PM on 08/15/2011

I love her! I especially love that she's so flexible and will take serious roles as well as wacky or campy ones.

[masanddjs]

07:53 PM on 08/15/2011

I don't think Pan Am will "take off". Nobody is interested. I give it 4-5 episodes before it gets axed.

[Danyelle79]

04:25 PM on 08/15/2011

I think an even better show would be a Mad Men -esperate houswives type show. Should a people what marriage was like back in the 1950's and 60's.

[Craig 212]

04:00 PM on 08/15/2011

Playboy Club and Pan Am sound lame. But I would watch a 1950s detective show, especially with Julianne Moore.

[tanamarie]

03:29 PM on 08/15/2011

A female private eye from the fifties? That would be Dol Bonner.

[redsongia]

09:17 PM on 08/15/2011

Remington Steele remake?

[robertaruth]

03:26 PM on 08/15/2011

"Julianne Moore starring in the next Mad Men?" This misleading link almost gave me a headache. Why do they do that? Was it really necessary to mislead? The actual headline at the beginning of the story was fine. Why couldn't they have used that?

Scary thought that any Hollywood people would ever have anything to do with Mad Men. It would just ruin it.

[Qknowsbest]

09:34 AM on 08/16/2011

Totally agree. NO big-name Hollywood stars in Mad Men. The talent that's on the show now is phenominal and cannot be improved upon. No ego-maniacs allowed!

[liberty apples]

03:17 PM on 08/15/2011

When I saw the headline I thought `Dope' was the sequel to `Game Change.'

[Contact1972]

03:20 PM on 08/15/2011

LOL!

[LMPE]

03:17 PM on 08/15/2011

this sounds good

[hema333]

03:10 PM on 08/15/2011

JULIANNE MOORE... i ADORE U ...
i wish i could see u every hour not every week !!! !!! !!!
U ARE a VERY VERY VERY good actress...
they should give u the oscar in the next 2 years at least...

[Contact1972]

03:03 PM on 08/15/2011

Give this woman an Oscar already!

[hema333]

03:13 PM on 08/15/2011

my same point in my comment !!!

[Titus]

03:01 PM on 08/15/2011

She's terrific