Whoopi Goldberg to Star and Produce New Online Series STRANGE, Debuts 1/15

Variety is reporting that Whoopi Goldberg is set to star and exec produce the sci-fi miniseries "Strange" for FEARnet.com. Set to debut online and on video on demand beginning Jan. 15th, "Strange" will air in six five-minute weekly segments. Goldberg will play the lead character, Jodi, trying to come to terms with her lifelong fears.

This will be the sixth original series for FEARnet, which is a joint venture between Comcast, Sony Pictures Television and Lionsgate. VOD is available on Comcast, Time Warner and Cox cable operators reports Variety.

Whoopi Goldberg is a name known by all as one of the world's premier comedians, film actress, stage actress and radio and television personality. In  2002, she became one of a very elite group of artists who have won the Grammy ("Whoopi Goldberg, 1985), the Academy Award ("Ghost, 1991), the Golden Globe ("The Color Purple, 1985 and "Ghost", 1991), the Emmy (as host of AMC's "Beyond Tara: The Extraordinary Life of Hattie McDaniel", 2002) and a Tony (Producer of "Thoroughly Modern Millie", 2002). She is equally well-known for her humanitarian efforts on behalf of children, the homeless, human rights, education, substance abuse and the battle against AIDS.  This past June she hosted the 2008 Tony Awards for CBS and is currently moderator on the popular ABC talk show  "The View". She starred in the Broadway productions of Xanadu and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. 

Whoopi Goldberg will produce a West End version of her hit film Sister Act in 2009. Sister Act: The Musical has a gospel-tinged score by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, Beauty and the Beast), lyrics by Glenn Slater, and a book by Cheri and Bill Steinkellner (Princesses).

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