The actress will star in and executive-produce the drama series Miss Cleo, which is currently in development at Legendary Entertainment, Deadline reports.
The show is described as “darkly comedic drama” inspired by Cleo, whose real name was Youree Dell Harris. (She died from cancer in 2016.) The series will explore her rise to fame and how that all led to a contentious court case by the U.S. government.
Harris served as a spokeswoman for the pay-per-call-minute service Psychic Readers Network in infomercials that aired from 1997 to 2003, where she urged viewers to dial in with her catchphrase, “Call me now!”
In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission charged the Psychic Readers Network with deceptive advertising, billing, and collection practices after the network billed victims an estimated $1 billion. They reached a settlement after paying a $5 million fine and erasing $500 million of debt owed by victims of the service.
Netflix has acquired the spy drama Covers from Lena Dunham, who will write, direct and executive-produce, according to Deadline. Based on true events, the show follows a group of 21-year-old elites from Oxford University who pull double duty as college students and clandestine officials.
* A&E has announced new seasons of WWE Rivals and Biography: WWE Legends, which will premiere Sunday, Feb. 25 at 8/7c and 9/8c, respectively. Rivals will see former WWE writer Freddie Prinze Jr. lead roundtable discussions with wrestlers about the characters and storylines at the center of the company’s mostnotable rivalries. Biography: WWE Legends, meanwhile, explores the lives and careers of beloved wrestlers through in-depth interviews and archival footage.
* Netflix has released a trailer for the unscripted series NASCAR: Full Speed, which will explore the physical, mental and emotional challenges of competing for a championship at the highest level of stock car racing, and will premiere Tuesday, Jan. 30:
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