Linda Cardellini Returns to Netflix to Co-Star with Christina Applegate in DEAD TO ME

Linda Cardellini returns to Netflix in Dead to Me, which co-stars Christina Applegate. According to Deadline, the show is a half-hour dark comedy series from writer Liz Feldman, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gloria Sanchez Prods. and CBS TV Studios. Cardellini will also produce the series.

Dead to Me, which has a 10-episode straight-to-series order, is written by Feldman and has been described as a comedic Big Little Lies. The show is about a powerful friendship that blossoms between Jen, a tightly wound widow, and Judy, a free spirit with a shocking secret.

Cardellini plays Judy, an outgoing free spirit who exudes both warmth and pathos as she struggles to deal with a personal tragedy. Judy desperately needs someone to connect with and finds a common ground and support system in Jen (Applegate).

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