'Family Guy' Star Alex Borstein Developing 'Linda Green' Remake For Fox

'Family Guy' Star Adapting UK Series 'Linda Green' For Fox
HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 07: Actress Alex Borstein attends the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Three Stooges' on April 7, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 07: Actress Alex Borstein attends the Los Angeles premiere of 'The Three Stooges' on April 7, 2012 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Lois Griffin just scored a new TV gig. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Family Guy" star Alex Borstein has been tapped to write and executive produce the pilot script for "Linda Green," a remake of the UK series of the same name from "Shameless" creator Paul Abbott.

The story will center around the titular heroine and her four thirtysomething best friends as they explore life and love in Boston. Although the British original, which ran from 2001-02, was a half-hour show, the Fox version will reportedly feature hourlong episodes if it's picked up to series.

Fox and BBC Worldwide Productions are developing the dramedy along with Sony Pictures Television, and Abbott is set to executive produce. Borstein and Abbott have worked together previously, with Borstein writing and producing Abbott's US version of "Shameless" for Showtime.

The British original starred Liza Tarbuck, who worked as a car saleswoman by day and a nightclub singer in the evenings -- no word yet on whether those aspects will be incorporated into Borstein's script.

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