Bad Sisters creator Sharon Horgan is to write, star in and executive produce a new comedy series for HBO.
The programme will follow a 50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst she cares for her parents as well as her should-be grown-up son.
US pay television network HBO has signed a two-year first-look television deal with London-born Irish actress and writer Horgan and her production company, Merman.

Horgan, 54, said: “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey, Amy, Francesca and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”
Amy Gravitt, executive vice president, HBO and Max comedy programming, said: “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon.
“Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she…