Exclusive: The Big C creator/executive producer Darlene Hunt has signed a two-year overall deal with the series' producer Sony Pictures Television. Under the pact, part of the new breed of "showveralls," writer-comedian-actress Hunt will continue on The Big C, which is now in production on Season 2. Hunt is focused on writing duties for the Showtime series, serving as an executive producer alongside showrunner Jenny Bicks, who also just signed an overall deal with Sony TV. Additionally, she will develop a project for the studio while The Big C is in hiatus. "It was a long time coming," Hunt said of landing her first series order with The Big C. "I've been writing pilots for 10 years." That includes the 2003 ABC pilot Platonically Incorrect, directed by Tom Shadyac, and several projects at Sony TV in the last 3-4 years. "It was always a great experience," Hunt said about working with the the studio.
- 4/1/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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