HBO has some interesting projects in the works these days, and one I'm definitely following is the adaptation of The Washingtonienne [1], which is being executive-produced by none other than Sarah Jessica Parker. The network has just picked its leading ladies [2], so let's meet the women who will soon be cavorting around Washington:
- Rachael Taylor (left, best known for Transformers [3]) will play Jackie, the central character who comes to DC from New York to work as a speechwriter but starts out as a lowly intern.
- Bitsie Tulloch (center, best known for Quarterlife [4]) will play April, a college friend of Jackie's and now her Capitol Hill mentor. She's living "a prematurely middle-age lifestyle" with her boyfriend, an aide to a high-powered senator.
- Amanda Walsh (right, best known for Sons and Daughters and Disturbia [5]) rounds out the trio as small-town girl Laura, a workaholic with conservative views that she's constantly having to defend.
Fans of the book [6], does any of this sound familiar? And whether you've read the book or not, do these sound like 20-somethings you'd want to get to know?
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