Sharon Horgan will star in and executive produce a new HBO comedy about a divorcee; she also sealed a new first-look deal.

HBO announced a two-year, first-look deal with creator Sharon Horgan. The first show under the deal is a comedy Horgan will write, executive produce and star in.

The 'Bad Sisters' creator and star will topline a show about a divorced woman caring for both her parents and child.

HBO has inked a two-year first-look deal with BAFTA winner and Emmy-nominated actress/writer Sharon Horgan and her production company Merman. As part of the deal, the cabler gave a straight-to-series order to a new comedy series from Horgan and Merman,

Sharon Horgan, acclaimed creator and star of Bad Sisters and Catastrophe, along with her production company Merman, has entered into a two-year, first-look agreement with HBO. Under this deal, the network has already committed to a new comedy series that Horgan will write,

Horgan won the writer: comedy gong at the Bafta TV Craft Awards, alongside US actor and comedian Rob Delaney, for their sitcom, Catastrophe. She is also the creator of HBO