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The Starter Wife is a 2007 USA Network television miniseries, based on the 2006 novel of the same name by Gigi Levangie Grazer. Its title is derived from the concept of a starter marriage. Filmed over four months in Queensland, Australia, the plot focuses on Molly Kagan who, after years of marriage to a Hollywood film mogul, is forced to redefine herself and her role in society when her husband leaves her for a younger woman.
Original Release
10/10/2008 on USA
US Release
05/31/2007
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debra Messing | Molly Kagan |
| Judy Davis | Joan McAllister |
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Rodney |
| David Alan Basche | Kenny Kagan |
| Danielle Nicolet | Liz Marsh |
| Brielle Barbusca | Jaden Kagan |
| Hart Bochner | Zach McNeill |
| Reggie Austin | Devon Marsh |
| Daniel Gerroll | David Shea |
| James Black | Felix / Felix Soel |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Forty-Year-Old Virgin Queen | Friday, 10 October 2008 |
| 2 | The Diary of a Mad Ex-Housewife | Friday, 10 October 2008 |
| 3 | Remains of the Snow Day | Friday, 17 October 2008 |
| 4 | Mollywood | Friday, 24 October 2008 |
| 5 | Das Booty Call | Friday, 31 October 2008 |
| 6 | The Ex-Files | Friday, 07 November 2008 |
| 7 | The French Disconnection | Friday, 14 November 2008 |
| 8 | Look Who's Stalking | Friday, 21 November 2008 |
| 9 | Her Old Man and the Sea | Friday, 05 December 2008 |
| 10 | Woman Over the Influence | Friday, 12 December 2008 |
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Directors
Lee Shallat Chemel, Dan Lerner, Arlene Sanford, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Lesli Linka Glatter, Bethany Rooney, Anton Cropper
Writers
Josann McGibbon, Betsy Bagg, Sara Parriott, Gigi Levangie, Shira Zeltzer, Tod Himmel, Howard J. Morris, Constance M. Burge
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Debra Messing | Molly Kagan |
| Judy Davis | Joan McAllister |
| Chris Diamantopoulos | Rodney |
| David Alan Basche | Kenny Kagan |
| Danielle Nicolet | Liz Marsh |
| Brielle Barbusca | Jaden Kagan |
| Hart Bochner | Zach McNeill |
| Reggie Austin | Devon Marsh |
| Daniel Gerroll | David Shea |
| James Black | Felix / Felix Soel |
| Ronny Cox | Pappy McAllister |
| Bar Paly | Lola |
| Iliana Fischer | Blonde bombshell in rehab 2008 |
| Krista Allen | Eve |
| Suzanne Cryer | Jolie Driver |
| David Shatraw | Ted |
| Rhea Seehorn | Charlotte |
| James Urbaniak | Gary |
| Vincent M. Ward | Bo |
| Joe Mantegna | Lou Manahan |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Dan Lerner | Executive Producer |
| Howard Klein | Executive Producer |
| Howard J. Morris | Executive Producer |
| Constance M. Burge | Executive Producer |
| Stephanie Davis | Executive Producer |
| Josann McGibbon | Executive Producer |
| Sara Parriott | Executive Producer |
| Gigi Levangie | Executive Producer |
| Debra Messing | Executive Producer |
| Molly Madden | Executive Producer |
| Jon Wallace | Producer |
| Stephen Sassen | Producer |
| Tod Himmel | Producer |
| Lorie Zerweck | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2009 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
