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Drop Dead Diva (2009)

Drop Dead Diva poster
Directed by
Robert J. Wilson, David Petrarca, Jamie Babbit, Michael Grossman
Genre
comedy drama, legal drama, fantasy television series
Country
United States
Length
6 seasons, 78 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
7.7 of 10 from 277 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A fashion model dies and her soul ends up in the body of a plus-sized lawyer named Jane. The show follows her as she navigates her new life and career handling legal cases while retaining her fashion sense and personality.

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What happens

Drop Dead Diva is an American legal comedy-drama/fantasy television series that aired on Lifetime from July 12, 2009, to June 22, 2014. The series was created by Josh Berman and produced by Sony Pictures Television. It stars Brooke Elliott as Jane, a plus-sized lawyer whose body is inhabited by the soul of a fashion model. In January 2013, Lifetime canceled the series after its fourth season. That March, the network reversed its decision, renewing the series for a fifth season that premiered in June 2013. In October 2013, Lifetime renewed the series for a sixth and final season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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