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Sarah Jessica Parker to Return to HBO With Comedy Series Divorce

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Sarah Jessica Parker will be returning to her HBO roots with today’s announcement that the network had officially picked up her half-hour comedy Divorce to series. The Sex and the City star will play Frances, a “woman who suddenly begins to reassess her life and her marriage, and finds that making a clean break and a fresh start is harder than she thought.” Sideways actor Thomas Haden Church will play her husband, Robert, while Molly Shannon and Talia Balsam appear as Frances’ pals.

Divorce will shoot in New York this year.

This article originally appeared on EW.com.

See Sarah Jessica Parker's Most Memorable Looks

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GINGHAM COAT, 2015 The star upped her style game with a sleeveless coat in gingham, accessorizing her look with an olive bag and heels.DARA KUSHNER/INFPHOTO.COM
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OSCAR DE LA RENTA, 2014 For the Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the Charles James exhibit, the A-lister arrived dressed to the nines in an Oscar de la Renta gown and white gloves.DAVID FISHER/REX/REX USA
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DELPHINE MANIVET, 2014 Always one to make a statement, SJP wowed in a triple silk organdi and velvet dress with tulle illusion panels from Delphine Manivet while attending the Footwear News Achievement Awards and Hall of Fame Gala.SPLASH NEWS
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BURBERRY, 2014 Parker was one of the first celebs to rock Burberry's hot-off-the-runway monogrammed blanket poncho.HUMBERTO CARRENO/STARTRAKSPHOTO.COM
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STRIPED SHIRT AND SKIRT, 2014 Proving her street style status, SJP was snapped out in N.Y.C. in a red-and-white striped top that she expertly paired with a full-buttoned chunky striped midi-length skirt.SPLASH NEWS
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MAISON MARTIN MARGIELA, 2013 Parker paraded out a bold style statement at the amfAR New York Gala in this fuchsia silk velvet column gown and sash by Maison Martin Margiela.DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/WIREIMAGE
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GILES, 2013 At the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s annual gala, the actress fully embodied the punk theme in a gold, paint-splattered Giles gown, that she paired with a custom Philip Treacy mohawk headpiece.DIMITRIOS KAMBOURIS/GETTY IMAGES
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NAEEM KHAN, 2013 Parker shimmered in a silver-gold beaded Naeem Khan fringe dress that was reminiscent of the flapper era. She styled it with bangles, layered necklaces and black pointy-toe pumps.WENN.COM
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PRABAL GURUNG, 2013 While attending the New York City Ballet Gala, the star wore a two-piece ensemble: A Prabal Gurung top and Olivier Theyskens full skirt.AGOSTINI/INVISION/AP
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MARC JACOBS, 2013 At the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory press night at Theatre Royal in London, Parker lit up the red carpet in a black and gold stripe sequined Marc Jacobs dress that she paired with a Fendi baguette and black pointy-toe pumps.DANIEL DEME/WENN.COM

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