Lifetime is really getting into the mix with all the A-list women in Hollywood.
On the heels of just releasing ‘Five’ with Jennifer Aniston, Demi Moore & Alicia Keys at the helm, Lifetime is partnering again with Academy Award & Golden Globe winning actress-producer Renée Zellweger to develop a drama series entitled Cinnamon Girl based loosely on Zellweger’s journey from small-town Texas to Hollywood.
Set in one of the most turbulent, creative and golden times in the history of American popular culture, the Los Angeles music and movie scenes of the late 1960s/early 1970s, Cinnamon Girl is the story of four girls — Cassie, Lola, Penny and Lou — coming of age during a revolution.
Created by Zellweger and Anthony Tambakis (Warrior), the project will explore the characters’ lives at the crossroads of the era’s political, artistic, social and sexual rebellions.
“Renee’s passion, clarity of character and deep emotion for this project immediately transported us to the late ’60s/early ’70s and created a resonance with us wanting to relive that energy,” Lifetime president and GM Nancy Dubuc said in a statement announcing the news Wednesday.
“Cinnamon Girl is a game changer for our network and is exactly the type of show we want to deliver.”