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"Showtime has picked up cancer drama The Big C for 13 episodes. The series stars Laura Linney as a suburban mother whose life is changed forever when she learns that she has cancer, says The Hollywood Reporter. &amp;quot;The character and her journey are complex, requiring layered nuances of comedy and drama which I believe no-one else could do better than Laura,&amp;quot; said Showtime president of entertainment Robert Greenblatt. Linney will also serve as executive producer for the programme, originally titled The C-Word, which debuts in the fall. Oliver Platt is to co-star. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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