LEISHA HAILEY CAST IN “THE L WORD®” PILOT SPINOFF FOR SHOWTIME

LEISHA HAILEY CAST IN “THE L WORD®” PILOT SPINOFF FOR SHOWTIME

ILENE CHAIKEN, CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF ORIGINAL SERIES, WILL WRITE AND PRODUCE THE PILOT

LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 4, 2008) – Leisha Hailey will star in a
pilot presentation spinoff of THE L WORD®’ for SHOWTIME scheduled to
begin shooting in December. Ilene Chaiken, creator and executive
producer of THE L WORD®, will return to write and produce the pilot.

THE L WORD® will premiere its sixth and final season in January 2009,
marking the end of an era chronicling the lives of these iconic
characters that have played a pivotal role in changing cultural
perceptions of lesbians and the transgender community on and off screen.

Since the series’ inception, Hailey has played “Alice” – a bubbly yet
out-and-proud lesbian living in Los Angeles amongst a group of friends
as they navigate careers, families, friendships, inner struggles and
romantic entanglements.