'Friends' star Courteney Cox to headline Starz horror-comedy 'Shining Vale'
Monica Geller (Courteney Cox)
American actor Courteney Cox has been tapped as the lead in Starz's horror-comedy pilot 'Shining Vale'. The pilot reunites her with creator Jeff Astrof, who worked on 'Friends'in its early seasons.
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"As Starz continues to expand its slate of original comedy series, we are incredibly proud to bring a talented actress such as Courteney Cox to the network to topline Shining Vale. Her previous success in the genre combined with her well-honed comedic chops make her the ideal actor to bring Pat to life," said Jeffrey Hirsch, president and CEO of Starz.
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According to The news agency, Courteney will star as Patricia 'Pat'Phelps, who moves with her family from the city to a small town in which terrible atrocities have happened.
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No one else seems to notice except Pat, who is convinced she's either depressed or possessed. The half-hour horror-comedy show is executive produced by Horgan and Clelia Mountford via Merman alongside Astrof through his Other Shoe Productions and Kapital`s Kaplan and Dana Honor. And Dearbhla Walsh will direct and exec produce the pilot.