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I'm beyond thrilled to welcome powerhouse executive producer, writer and director Marti Noxon back to the AMC family and can't wait for audiences to see her passion come to life, notably through the dynamic and nuanced performances from rising star Joy Nash and the incomparable Julianna Margulies." – David Madden, President of Original Programming, AMC/SundanceTV/AMC Studios Credit:[...]

Based on the 2015 novel by Sarai Walker, the 10-episode revenge-fantasy drama has Margulies as magazine editor Kitty Montgomery opposite Joy Nash's (Twin Peaks) Plum Kettle in a story that focuses on society's obsession with weight loss and beauty. Here's how publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt summarizes the novel, giving us some insight into the story: "The diet revolution is[...]

Noxon is also expected to direct multiple episodes of the series. Set against the backdrop of the beauty industry and seen as a character drama/revenge fantasy, Dietland shines a spotlight on society's obsession with weight loss and beauty in a way that the creators hope is both comedic and though-provoking in unique ways. Here's how publisher Houghton[...]