Sarah Jessica Parker, well-known for her role in "Sex and the City," is now coming back to the small screen. She is the lead star in another original HBO dramedy series titled "Divorce."
Sarah Jessica Parker was also involved in the development of the series. In fact, she's one of the executive producers of the show. She also revealed that she and her partner, Alison Benson, has been developing the show for the past four years and SJP didn't think that she will play the lead role. It took some time for her to consider it and some discussion with her family as well.
SJP said, "My kids are now at ages where they can express how they feel about my absence. It affects them. Luckily, they were really supportive."
From the title itself, we can tell that this is not a spin-off from Sex and the City, but since it stars Sarah Jessica Parker, fans can also expect it to be different. Parker is going to play the role of Frances, which according to People is a mom who is "in battle with a man she loved" - Robert, played by actor Thomas Haden Church.
The teaser for "Divorce" starts with Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) telling her husband, Robert, (Thomas Haden Church) that she wants a divorce. Her husband amusingly answered "Are you drunk?" The teaser then shows the couple frequently cursing and annoying each other. There's also a scene where the couple is undergoing therapy sessions and it addresses their different opinion and definition of what an "affair" is. It is amusing and realistic at the same time - a tricky combination.
"Divorce" is set to air on Oct. 9, 2016. According to TV Series Finale, the series will show how the divorce will affect the lives of Robert and Frances children, Lila (Sterling Jerins) and Tom (Charlie Kilgore), their friends, and how it changes them as well.
