FIRST WIVES CLUB Reboot Casts Michelle Buteau and Jill Scott in Lead Roles

Paramount Network's reboot of the First Wives Club casts Grammy winner and actress Jill Scott and comedian Michelle Buteau as two of the three leads, Deadline reports. The 10-episode series is created by Girls Trip co-writer Tracy Oliver and Paramount Television.

The First Wives Club series will be based in New York City. It follows three women, Ari, Bree and Hazel who band together after their marriages fall apart, and who find strength in their sisterhood- and of course a little revenge.

Jill Scott plays Hazel, a gorgeous music superstar who has faded from the limelight and lost the confidence she once had. She has a raw talent and a killer voice that's been silenced by her husband/manager Sean for years. When she realizes that he's been unfaithful in both business and marriage, she is ready to wreak havoc and assert her artistic identity.

Michelle Buteau will play Bree, an overwhelmed mom and doctor who hasn't let loose in years. She is fiercely loyal and committed, so when her husband cheats on her, she is deeply betrayed and not ready to forgive. With the help of Hazel and Ari, she learns to harness her sexual energy and break out of her shell.

Tracy Oliver is writing the series and is executive producing along with Karen Rosenfelt and Scott Rudin, who produced the First Wives Club movie. Both the series and the film are based on the 1992 novel by Olivia Goldsmith.

Filming is set to begin in this fall in New York City with the premiere slated for 2019 on the Paramount Network.

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