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"Justin Kirk has won the lead role in NBC comedy pilot Animal Kingdom. The project, from Brian Gatewood and Alex Tanaka, will focus on a vet (Kirk) who loves animals, but interacts less well with other people. Kirk currently plays Andy Botwin on Showtime&amp;#039;s Weeds, which was renewed for an eighth season in November. The actor&amp;#039;s role in Animal Kingdom is not expected to interfere with his Weeds commitments and he is currently in negotiations to return to the show, according to Deadline. Community&amp;#039;s Anthony and Joe Russo will co-direct the Animal Kingdom pilot. Other comedy projects currently in development at NBC include Daddy&amp;#039;s Girl from Friends producer Dana Klein, Roseanne Barr&amp;#039;s Downwardly Mobile and a remake of UK sitcom Friday Night Dinner. Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy&amp;#039;s The New Normal, a new series from Sarah Silverman and Anne Heche vehicle Save Me are also in the works. &amp;gt; Munsters remake Mockingbird Lane delayed by NBC? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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