0 0 6 ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁F X ▁would ▁be ▁bringing ▁an ▁American ▁version ▁of ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁to ▁US ▁screens , ▁but ▁Sh ed ▁subsequently ▁v eto ed ▁F X ' s ▁original ▁pilot ▁script ▁after ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁" re ally ▁g rit ty ▁and ▁un ple asant " ▁feel ▁like ▁that ▁of ▁O z . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁E ile en ▁Gall ag her , ▁CE O ▁of ▁Sh ed ▁Produ ctions ' ▁parent ▁company ▁Sh ed ▁Media , ▁announced ▁that ▁H BO ▁bought ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁from ▁F X . ▁H BO ' s ▁version ▁of ▁Bad ▁Girls ▁is ▁being ▁developed ▁with ▁cre ative ▁input ▁from ▁Six ▁Fe et ▁Under ▁writer ▁Alan ▁Ball , ▁and ▁it ▁will ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁Nancy ▁Oliver ▁and ▁Ra elle ▁T ucker . ▁According ▁to ▁Gall ag her , ▁the ▁H BO ▁team ▁will ▁be ▁stick ing ▁very ▁closely ▁to ▁the ▁characters ▁and ▁story ▁lines ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁show . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁it ▁was ▁confirmed ▁that ▁N BC ▁would ▁be ▁developing ▁an ▁American ▁re make ▁version ▁of ▁Bad ▁Girls ., ▁but ▁the ▁network ▁eventually ▁passed ▁on ▁the ▁series ▁after ▁confirm ing ▁it ' s ▁line up ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ▁season ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁adaptation ▁would ▁be ▁re develop ed , ▁but ▁no