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"Philip Seymour Hoffman has joined the pilot of new Showtime comedy Trending Down. The actor will star in and executive produce the cable network&amp;#039;s new project, with Revolutionary Road actress Kathryn Hahn expected to be announced as the show&amp;#039;s female lead.   According to The Hollywood Reporter, the official casting announcements will be revealed on Tuesday (July 29) at the Television Critics Association&amp;#039;s summer press tour in Beverly Hills. Hoffman will play the lead role of Thom Payne, while Hahn will appear as his wife Lee Payne. Trending Down is described as a comedy that focuses on our youth-obsessed culture and is the third pickup by Showtime this year.  However, it is the first comedy to be picked up alongside dramas The Vatican and The Affair. Shalom Auslander created the show and will serve as writer and executive producer alongside Hoffman and Emily Ziff, Ken Kwapis and Alexandra Beattie. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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