Jennifer Beals Slated To Co-Star in CBS Drama Pilot "Widow Detective"

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by Vanessa Martinez
March 22, 2012 4:58 PM
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Jennifer Beals will join Paula Marsha and John Corbett in the CBS drama pilot Widow Detective, directed by Davis Guggenheim. Beals will play Lainey, a "sexy, wry-humored" hair salon owner in the San Francisco valley who loses her LAPD husband on the job. Corbett will play Denny Brennan, a detective whose three partners die while on duty, Lainey's husband being one of them.

Brennan becomes a "surrogate husband" to Lainey and a restaurateur and mom of three named Jill, played by Marsha.

In the CBS TV Studios project, written by David Hubbard and produced by Carol Mendelsohn (CSI), Lainey, re-married but headed for divorce, knows Denny the best out of the rest of the wives and has the best shot at a committed relationship with him.

Lucky guy huh? He gets to console three grieving wives! I'm curious how this ~~chauvinistic~~ show will turn out.

We last told you about Beals' upcoming indie jazz film The Lord of Vynil last month, which she's set to star in and produce.

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Margo | March 22, 2012 5:18 PMReply

Interesting! Im happy to hear that shes gotten more work, her last t.v show got canceled (Chicago Code)...so I hope this works out for her :)
Kia | March 22, 2012 5:09 PMReply

Her best TV role today was on the L Word--sorry. Still waiting for a project that will showcase the obvious talent she has. Let's hope this jazz movie will be it.

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