Zeta-Jones to star in Facebook series

Social media giant Facebook has given a straight-to-series order to dark comedy Queen America with Oscar-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones attached as the lead. The series, created by Meaghan Oppenheimer, received a 10-episode order and will debut on Facebook Watch platform.

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The 48-year-old star will portray the role of Vicki Ellis, the most renowned and ruthless pageant coach in the state of Oklahoma. She is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America because she can turn any girl into a winner. But when Vicki gets paired with the beautiful, but unpolished Samantha Stone, her entire reputation might be at stake.

Oppenheimer, 32, has also penned the series and will executive produce it along with Bruna Papandrea, Casey Haver Guymon Casady, Suzan Bymel and Janice Williams. “I’m so excited to be making this show, set in my hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma — and beyond grateful to be partnered again with Bruna Papandrea, who has championed this project from its earliest stages and proven to be one of the biggest supporters of women in the industry,” said Oppenheimer. The show marks the first straight-to-series order for WIIP, the new independent studio launched by television executive Paul Lee. — PTI