The Return of Jezebel James
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The Return of Jezebel James is an American
United States
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 situation comedy
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...

 television series, starring Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Posey is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies"....

 as a successful children's book editor who, unable to have children herself, asks her estranged younger sister (Lauren Ambrose) to carry her baby. The series was created by Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino
Amy Sherman-Palladino is an American television writer, director, and producer who is best known as the creator of the television series Gilmore Girls.-Life:Sherman-Palladino is married to writer and producer Daniel Palladino...

 of Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

fame, who also directed the pilot
Television pilot
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, and executive produced the show with her husband, Daniel Palladino
Daniel Palladino
Daniel Palladino is one of the producers of the American animated sitcom Family Guy. Palladino is also a former producer, writer, and director for the American dramedy Gilmore Girls and he executive produced The Return of Jezebel James. He is married to television writer and producer Amy...

. The show was produced by Regency Television
Regency Television
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 and Dorothy Parker Drank Here Productions.

The show premiered on the Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
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 television network on March 14, 2008 as a mid-season replacement. After airing only three episodes, it was cancelled due to what FOX called unacceptably low ratings.

The remaining four unaired episodes were released on Apple iTunes
ITunes
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 on May 6, 2008.

Principal characters

  • Parker Posey
    Parker Posey
    Parker Christian Posey is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies"....

     - Sarah Thomkins
  • Lauren Ambrose - Coco Thomkins
  • Michael Arden
    Michael Arden
    Michael Jerrod Moore , also known as Michael Arden, is an American stage actor, singer, and composer. He was born in Midland, Texas.-Early and personal life:...

     - Buddy
  • Scott Cohen - Marcus Sonti
  • Ron McLarty
    Ron McLarty
    Ron McLarty is an American actor, playwright and author. He began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one his earliest professional performances being the role of Lucky in Michael Weller's Moonchildren for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. in November...

     - Ronald Thomkins

Recurring characters

  • Dana Ivey
    Dana Ivey
    Dana Robins Ivey is an American character actress, who has performed on Broadway and other stage roles, in film and on television.-Early life and family:Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia...

     - Molly
  • Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest
    Dianne Wiest is an American actress. She has had a successful career on stage, television, and film, and has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award.-Early life:...

     - Talia Tompkins
  • Savanah Stehlin
    Savanah Stehlin
    Savannah Stehlin is an American actress. Savannah's most recent role is as Zoe in the TV comedy series The Return of Jezebel James.-Early life:...

     - Zoe
  • Jack Carpenter as Dash
  • Jasika Nicole
    Jasika Nicole
    Jasika Nicole is an American actress and illustrator from Birmingham, Alabama. She is most famous for portraying the character of Astrid Farnsworth in the TV series Fringe....

     - Dora
  • Renee Goldsberry - Paget

Episodes

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# Title Original airdate Code

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

Weekly ratings
# Episode Air Date Timeslot Rating Share 18-49 (Rating/Share) Viewers (m) Rank (Timeslot) Rank (Overall)
1 "Pilot" March 14, 2008 8:00 P.M. 2.2 4 1.0/4 3.17 5 86
2 "Frankenstein Baby" March 14, 2008 8:30 P.M. 2.3 4 1.0/4 3.25 5 85
3 "Needles & Schlag" March 21, 2008 8:30 P.M. 2.1 4 1.1/4 3.11 5 76

Production

The series came into fruition when Fox gave it a put pilot commitment in July 2006. It entered production and was named The Return of Jezebel James in December 2006 before casting began in January 2007 when Scott Cohen was the first to be cast in the regular role of Marcus Sonti. In February 2007, Parker Posey
Parker Posey
Parker Christian Posey is an American actress. She became known during the 1990s after a series of roles in several well-received independent films. As a result, she has often been referred to as the "Queen of the Indies"....

 was cast in the lead role. Casting continued throughout March 2007 with Emmy Award
Primetime Emmy Award
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-nominee Lauren Ambrose, Michael Arden
Michael Arden
Michael Jerrod Moore , also known as Michael Arden, is an American stage actor, singer, and composer. He was born in Midland, Texas.-Early and personal life:...

, Ron McLarty
Ron McLarty
Ron McLarty is an American actor, playwright and author. He began his career in theatre during the early 1970s with one his earliest professional performances being the role of Lucky in Michael Weller's Moonchildren for the play's American premiere at the Arena Stage in Washington D.C. in November...

 and Tony Award
Tony Award
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...

-nominee Dana Ivey
Dana Ivey
Dana Robins Ivey is an American character actress, who has performed on Broadway and other stage roles, in film and on television.-Early life and family:Ivey was born in Atlanta, Georgia...

 all landing roles in the series. The series was greenlit and given a 13-episode order on May 11, 2007.

The show was given 13 episodes in May 2007, but, in October 2007, the show was cut to seven episodes in anticipation of the pending writers strike.

The show was officially canceled after the third episode aired.

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