Michelle Pfeiffer is set to star in a new television comedy about a morning news program . Katie Couric will serve as an executive producer , drawing on her experience as an anchor on Today for 15 years . The show has been pitched by NBC and CBS executives who are looking for something that can be easily adapted into other media platforms such as cable or the Internet. The ladies are currently in talks with HBO , Showtime , AMC , Netflix and Amazon to pick up the program .
Michelle Pfeiffer is set to star in a new television comedy about a morning news program . Katie Couric will serve as an executive producer , drawing on her experience as an anchor on Today for 15 years . The series was created by Diane English , who was behind the show Murphy Brown , about a female news anchor . The ladies are currently in talks with HBO , Showtime , AMC , Netflix and Amazon to pick up the program .