Chelsea Handler Joins the Cast of the WILL & GRACE Reboot for Second Season

Chelsea Handler joins the Will and Grace revival for the second season, Entertainment Weekly has reported.

Handler has been cast as Donna Zimmer, a high-powered client of Grace's (Debra Messing) who starts dating her bitter sister Janet (Mary McCormack, who is returning to the comedy). Handler will begin production today on the sitcom's Burbank, CA. set.

Will & Grace is currently up for five Emmy nominations, including one for Megan Mullally (Karen Walker).

Season 2, which will feature 18 episodes, bows at 9 p.m. Thursday on Oct. 4. The series has already been renewed for an 18-episode third season.

The revival of the sitcom, which wrapped its first season on April 5, averaged a 3.1 rating among adults 18-49 and 9.8 million viewers. The suits were so thrilled with the hype over the show's return that it ordered a second season before the first one even began.

Season one was highlighted by an array of top guest stars, including Jennifer Lopez, Alec Baldwin, Minnie Driver, Ben Platt, Molly Shannon, Jane Lynch, Andrew Rannells and more.

"Will & Grace" stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally. Max Mutchnick and David Kohan, who co-created the series, write and executive produce. James Burrows directs and executive produces. "Will & Grace" is produced by Universal Television.

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