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Lindsay Lohan is headed to the small screen — across the pond.

The Mean Girls actress has joined the Season 2 cast of the British comedy Sick Note, starring Rupert Grint (Harry Potter), Nick Frost (Into the Badlands) and Don Johnson, our sister site Deadline reports.

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The series — which begins airing its first season this fall on UK broadcaster Sky 1 — follows Daniel Glass (Grint), an insurance rep who is wrongly misdiagnosed with a terminal illness and then decides to hide the truth from his colleagues, friends and family. Lohan...

NBC has begun thinning the 2017-18 pilot herd.

TVLine has learned that three comedy projects — Bill Lawrence’s Spaced Out, film-to-tv remake What About Barb? and Max Mutchnick’s sibling sitcom Relatively Happy — will not be ordered to series.

Scroll down to refresh your memory about the ill-fated trio (and head here to see what remains in contention):

Spaced Out

Writer: Adam Sztykiel

Other EPs: Bill Lawrence, Jeff Ingold

Cast: Matt Shively (The Real O’Neals), Christine Woods (Hello Ladies), Donald Faison (Scrubs), Miranda Cosgrove (iCarly), Brett Goldstein, Ken Kirby

A single-cam workplace comedy that centers on a working...

Updated: NBC has whittled its new series hopefuls, passing on a number of pilots before proceeding with its final round of pickups. Those that are not going forward include single-camera comedies Spaced Out, a workplace comedy from Bill Lawrence; What About Barb?, a female-led reboot of 1991 movie; the coming-of-age untitled Kourtney Kang half-hour; as well as the network’s sole multi-camera pilot, sibling comedy Relatively Happy from Max Mutchnick and Jeff Astrof. That…...

Crackle has renewed its most-streamed scripted original for a second season.

Season 2 of Snatch will premiere in 2018, according to our sister site Deadline. The show, which stars Harry Potter alum Rupert Grint, follows young hustlers who are thrown into the dangerous world of organized crime when they find a truck of stolen gold bullion.

“Rupert, Luke [Pasqualino] and the rest of the cast have created memorable characters who truly resonated with our viewers,” Crackle general manager Eric Berger said in a statement, “and we look forward to following their adventures in Season 2 of Snatch.”

The streaming service has also renewed the...

Open Road Films will release the romantic comedy Home Again on September 8, 2017. The film was written by Hallie Meyers-Shyer and is being directed by Meyers-Shyer in her directorial debut. Nancy Meyers is producing alongside Black Bicycle Entertainment’s Erika Olde, who also financed the film. The release date announcement was made today by Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films.

Home Again is the story of a recently separated mother of two (Reese Witherspoon) whose new life in Los Angeles is overturned when she decides to take in three young, charismatic guys (played by Pico Alexander, Nat Wolff and Jon Rudnitsky) who become part of her unconventional family.

Along with Reese Witherspoon, Pico Alexander (A Most Violent Year), Nat Wolff (Paper Towns, The Fault in Our Stars) and Jon Rudnitsky (upcoming Relatively Happy), the film stars Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, Masters Of Sex), Candice Bergen and Lake Bell (No Escape,...

Clipped alumna Diona Reasonover is set as a series regular opposite Genevieve Angelson, Jane Lynch, and Jon Rudnitsky in NBC's multi-camera pilot Relatively Happy. Written and executive produced by Max Mutchnick and Jeff Astroff and directed by James Burrows, Relatively Happy revolves around an adult brother and sister, Henry (Rudnitsky) and Heather (Angelson), who wind up living together for the first time since they were kids, after one of them suffers a big loss. They…...

Jane Lynch is set to co-star opposite Jon Rudnitsky and Genevieve Angelson in NBC’s multi-camera pilot Relatively Happy as a character that was originally written as male. Written and executive produced by Max Mutchnick and Jeff Astroff and directed by James Burrows, Relatively Happy centers on an adult brother, Henry (Jon Rudnitsky), and sister Heather (Genevieve Angelson), wind up living together for the first time since they were kids, after one of them suffers a big…...

Jane Lynch has been cast in NBC’s comedy pilot “Relatively Happy,” in a role that was originally written for a man, the network announced Tuesday. “The part was originally written as a man, until we realized the best Person for the job was Jane Lynch,” the show’s executive producers Max Mutchnick & Jeff Astrof said in a statement. “Relatively Happy” follows an adult brother (Henry – Jon Rudnitsky) and sister (Heather – Genevieve Angelson) wind up living together for the first time since they were kids, after one of them suffers a big loss. They become each other’s wingman, shoulder to.

Well, this is some casting news to get Glee-ful about: Jane Lynch has signed on to star in the NBC comedy pilot Relatively Happy, TVLine has learned.

The Emmy winner will play Bobbi Martin, a “fast-living, Scotch-drinking, three-piece-suit-wearing, womanizing divorce attorney.” Bobbi is the boss and mentor of Henry (SNL alum Jon Rudnitsky), who moves in with his sister Heather (Good Girls Revolt‘s Genevieve Angelson) for the first time since they were kids after one of them suffers a painful loss.

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Jon Rudnitsky is set as the male lead opposite Genevieve Angelson in Relatively Happy (fka Happy Peppers), NBC's multi-camera comedy from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Friends alum Jeff Astrof, which is being eyed as a potential companion to the new season of Will & Grace on the network next fall. Written by Mutchnick and Astrof, Relatively Happy centers on an adult brother and sister — Henry Pepper (Rudnitsky) and Heather Pepper (Angelson) — who wind up living…...

Sitcom veteran James Burrows is set to direct and executive produce NBC’s multi-camera comedy pilot Relatively Happy (previously Happy Peppers), from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Friends alum Jeff Astrof. The project is being eyed as a potential companion to the new season of Will & Grace, which Burrows also is directing, on the network next fall. Written by Mutchnick and Astrof, Relatively Happy centers on an adult brother and sister who wind up living together…...

Good Girls Revolt star Genevieve Angelson has been tapped as the female lead in Happy Peppers, NBC’s multi-camera comedy from Will & Grace creator Max Mutchnick and Friends alum Jeff Astrof, which is being eyed as a potential companion to the new season of Will & Grace on the network next fall. Angelson was the breakout star of Amazon’s Good Girls Revolt and, following the period drama series’ surprising cancellation in December, became a hot commodity this pilot season…...