Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)

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Kath & Kim
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Gina Riley Jane Turner
Developed by	Ben Silverman
Starring	Molly Shannon Selma Blair
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Gina Riley Jane Turner Rick McKenna Michelle Nader Teri Weinberg
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original airing	To premiere September 2008
Chronology
Related shows	Based on the Australian series
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Kath & Kim is an upcoming American version of a Australian television comedy series of the same name, which will debut as a Fall entry on NBC's primetime lineup in 2008, where it will air on Tuesday nights starting in September. The Australian version was created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who will serve as executive producers and consultants on this version as well, which will be co-produced through Reveille Productions and Universal Media Studios. It is about the family matters and relationships of the title characters, a dysfunctional mother and daughter.

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Prior to being adapted to an American version, the original version had already aired in the United States, where its first two seasons was airing on Trio in 2004. After Trio folded it moved over to the Sundance Channel in early 2006, where it did well. On November 9, 2006, NBC announced a U.S. version of Kath & Kim. A pilot episode was produced by Reveille (the same studio that adapted Ugly Betty and The Office into U.S. hits) and NBC Universal^[1], with Riley and Turner serving as executive producers and consultants.

Originally, NBC decided not to place it on the 2007-2008 fall television season^[2], but after the network named Reveille founder Ben Silverman its new entertainment head, Silverman went ahead and had the project greenlighted. On April 8, 2008, NBC announced that the series will air on Tuesday nights in the first phase of the network's fall schedule^[3].

NBC has confirmed that actress Molly Shannon was recently cast in the role of Kath^[4], and Selma Blair in the role of Kim.^[5] It should be noted that even though they are playing mother and daughter, both Shannon and Blair's ages are actually eight years apart (Shannon was born in 1964; Blair in 1972. However, this ties in with the Australian version, as Jane Turner and Gina Riley are in fact the same age).

In the US version the names of the supporting characters have been changed. While Kath and Kim will retain their first names (although both will have same last name, Day, for this version), the three other characters will have different first names for the American audience: Heather (replacing Sharon), Craig (replacing Brett) and Phil (replacing Kel)^[6]

NBC has picked Paul Feig to direct the pilot episode of Kath & Kim.^[7]

The show was ordered to series in early 2008.^[8] The first season will initially consist of six episodes that are scheduled to start production immediately now that the Writers Guild of America strike is resolved.

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Kath & Kim at the Internet Movie Database
Kath & Kim at TV.com

v • d • e Kath & Kim
Main characters	Kath Day-Knight · Kim Craig · Kel Knight · Sharon Strzelecki · Brett Craig · Epponnee-Rae Craig
Locations	Melbourne · Patterson Lakes · Southland Shopping Centre · Fountain Gate Shopping Centre
Cast and crew	Jane Turner · Gina Riley · Magda Szubanski · Glenn Robbins · Peter Rowsthorn
Related articles	Kath & Kim (2008 U.S. version) · Kath & Kim merchandise · DVD releases of Kath & Kim · List of episodes · Da Kath & Kim Code · Cast members