Pam Fryman to Direct Patricia Heaton Pilot CAROL'S SECOND ACT

Deadline reports that comedy director Pam Fryman will direct and produce CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, starring and executive produced by Patricia Heaton.

The project hails from Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, Heaton and David Hunt's FourBoys Entertainment and CBS TV Studios, where FourBoys is based.

Carol's Second Act centers around Carol Chambers (Heaton), who after raising her two children and retiring from teaching, embarks on a unique second act: she's going to become a doctor.

The series is written by Halpern and Haskins, who executive produce with Heaton, Hunt and Rebecca Stay for FourBoys, Heaton's manager, Adam Griffin, and Kaplan and Dana Honor for Kapital Entertainment. CBS TV Studios is the studio.

Fryman, a very sought after multi-camera comedy director, directed several pilots, including NBC's Abby's, which went to series.

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