'Barely Legal' passes the bar at NBC

NBC loves shows about young female lawyers this development season.
On the heels of the pilot order for David E. Kelley's legal dramedy "Legally Mad," the network has picked up for development "Barely Legal," a half-hour comedy based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, who in November 2007 passed the notoriously difficult California bar at age 18 to become the state's youngest lawyer.
She would be played by Hilary Duff, who has come on board as part of her talent deal with the network and Universal Media Studios.
"Barely," which has received a script commitment, hails from actor Rob Morrow, who developed the project through his company Bits and Pieces Prods. and is exec producing.
Elisa Bell ("Little Black Book") is penning the project, which is being produced by UMS.
Duff, Morrow, Bell and Holtz are repped by WMA. Duff is managed by Curtis Talent, Morrow by the Hofflund Co.
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Hilary estrelará no projeto produzido de Rob Marrow.
Da produção de David E. Kelley "Legaly Mad", a rede cresceu para o desenvolvimento de "Barely Mad", uma comédia de meia hora, baseadas na história verídica de Kathleen Holtz, que em Novembro de 2007 passou por momentos dificeis em um bar da Califórnia com 18 anos para se tornar a advogada mais jovem do estado.
Ela poderá ser interpretada por Hilary Duff, que fez um acordo talentoso com a rede NBC e a Universal Media Studios.
"Barely," que recebeu um empenho no script, vem do ator Rob Marrow, que desenvolveu o projeto através da sua empresa Bits and Pieces Prods. e é produtor executivo.

Traduçao: PortalDuff / Source: HollywoodReporter