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Drop Dead Diva

  • TV Series
  • 2009–2014
  • Tous publics
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
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Margaret Cho, Brooke Elliott, and Kate Levering in Drop Dead Diva (2009)
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A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.A vapid aspiring model killed in a car crash gets brought back to life as an intelligent, overweight lawyer, hoping to find the meaning of inner beauty.

  • Creator
    • Josh Berman
  • Stars
    • Brooke Elliott
    • Margaret Cho
    • Kate Levering
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    22K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,674
    50
    • Creator
      • Josh Berman
    • Stars
      • Brooke Elliott
      • Margaret Cho
      • Kate Levering
    • 59User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 12 nominations total

    Episodes79

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    Brooke Elliott
    Brooke Elliott
    • Jane Bingum
    • 2009–2014
    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    • Teri Lee
    • 2009–2014
    Kate Levering
    Kate Levering
    • Kim Kaswell
    • 2009–2014
    April Bowlby
    April Bowlby
    • Stacy Barrett
    • 2009–2014
    Jackson Hurst
    Jackson Hurst
    • Grayson Kent
    • 2009–2014
    Josh Stamberg
    Josh Stamberg
    • Jay Parker
    • 2009–2012
    Lex Medlin
    Lex Medlin
    • Owen French
    • 2011–2014
    Ben Feldman
    Ben Feldman
    • Fred
    • 2009–2014
    Justin Deeley
    Justin Deeley
    • Paul
    • 2013–2014
    Steph Allen
    Steph Allen
    • Harrison-Parker Law Office Staff
    • 2013–2014
    Jejuan Smith
    • Lawyer
    • 2013–2014
    Gregory Alan Williams
    Gregory Alan Williams
    • Judge Warren Libby
    • 2009–2014
    Kenny Alfonso
    Kenny Alfonso
    • Joe Cummings…
    • 2009–2014
    Carter MacIntyre
    Carter MacIntyre
    • Luke Daniels
    • 2012–2013
    Marcus Lyle Brown
    Marcus Lyle Brown
    • A.D.A. Paul Saginaw
    • 2010–2014
    Wayne LeGette
    Wayne LeGette
    • Reporter
    • 2014
    Andre Parr
    • Core Lawyer
    • 2014
    Mike Pniewski
    Mike Pniewski
    • Amos Hanson…
    • 2009–2014
    • Creator
      • Josh Berman
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    9BeanMak-1

    charming acting, interesting characters

    What a FUN show. The plot is familiar but well worked. Brooke Elliot is delightful to watch! She captures the flirty sorority girl trapped in a plus sized body with panache. The rest of the cast is delivers interesting performances and I really want to get to know them all. It will be interesting to watch the development of her guardian angel as he figures out life on earth. The court cases are interesting to observer. I usually avoid Lifetime and its sentimental disease of the week programming, but I am seeking this show out. I hope that they will be able to sustain their great start. I am not sure if it is being picked for more episodes, but I hope this show has a long run!
    8SteffieB

    Not your average TV show

    OK, you KNOW if Margaret Cho is involved, there will be some decent writing. As much as I like the show, Cho's is my favorite character. She fires up any scene she's in. Wait, no Fred is my favorite character. And Grayson. And Jane! Everybody's interesting, seriously, and the acting is really right on. The premise is Freaky Friday meets LA Law, but add in a guardian angel, smart chicks, models, and fresh story lines.. and hey, you've got my attention. Drop Dead Diva is unpredictable, but with the likable hooks surrounding romance, achieving partner, and beauty. You can stream it on Netflix, which is slightly addictive. So beware.
    8blanche-2

    Wonderful new series on Lifetime

    "Drop Dead Diva" is a new series on Lifetime. The pilot is very enjoyable, mainly because of the star, Brooke Elliot, who is fabulous. She plays a brilliant, highly successful attorney, Jayne, who pays no attention to her appearance - she's on the heavy side, and her hair is long with no style. One night, she stays late at the office, and a man, angry with one of the partners, comes in with a gun. She is killed. At the same moment of her death, a shallow, pencil thin, blonde beauty named Deb is driving to an audition to be a prize demonstrator on The Price is Right and crashes while putting on lipstick. Upset that she's dead, once in heaven, she hits a "return" button when the check-in person isn't looking. She ends up with Jayne's body, Jayne's brains, and her own memory.

    I love the premise - it's been used in movies before, but usually seriously. Some of the scenes are great, including when Deb first sees herself as Jayne, Jayne trying to get into Deb's clothes - I won't spoil it for you. Since Deb has inherited Jayne's brain power, she's thrilled that she's now smart, and certainly knows how to deal with competitive women, which Jayne did not. I love how Elliot incorporates Deb's bubbly personality beneath the person of Jayne.

    Very well cast, with Margaret Cho as Jayne's assistant and Kate Levering, a talented Broadway actress, as Deb's friend Kim.

    Great fun, and I'm so happy that Lifetime has been branching out from its women in jeopardy theme.
    7flowerwings

    Really great!

    I caught the pilot of this show today without very high expectations, but it was actually really great and really amusing, with a fun soundtrack and interesting setting. Brooke Elliott is great as Deb in Jayne's body, the switch she portrayed between the characters was subtle but apparent, and she is very likable. The supporting cast are also all very strong. The writers do well in drawing the audience in, I already care about these characters after one 40 minute episode. Having told myself I am going to watch much less TV, and dropping about 50% of the shows I used to watch regularly, the fact that I plan to continue watching Drop Dead Diva shows how entertaining the pilot was. I'm looking forward to seeing more of what this show has to offer, and I hope it continues to deliver and develop into a great series.
    9muchcashflow

    I like this show and think most people will enjoy it

    I love this show! My sister is the one who turned me onto this. She was visiting and while I worked she spent a lot of time watching TV and movies. Anyway one day she kept bugging me to watch this show she DVR'd. It sounded idiotic to me, but I gave in. And I was hooked. I always set my DVR to record it now.

    This show is so funny and witty. I like all the cast members, no one is overly annoying, even Kim can be OK at times. I can't wait for the next season. I hope this show stays on too, my sister also got me hooked on Kyle XY and Veronica Mars and both of those great shows were canceled. I hope this show can hang in there and get the viewers it deserves.

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    • Trivia
      The character of Deb was named after the show's creator's Josh Berman's grandmother who, according to him, "inspired the entire series."
    • Quotes

      Fred: I've heard about physical attraction before, chemically I understand it but I've never experienced it.

      Jane Bingum: What, you've never had a crush?

      Fred: Up there all I meet are dead people.

      Jane Bingum: Well, forget it, okay? Stacey's out of your league. You'll be setting yourself up for a world of hurt.

      Fred: No no no, you don't understand! I look at this Stacey, and I, and I can't help it. I wanna, I wanna do her grocery shopping, wanna, wanna re-roof her house. I wanna... hunt animals and bring her the MEAT.

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2010 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ddd
    • Filming locations
      • Peachtree City, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Storyline Entertainment
      • Sony Pictures Television
      • Osprey Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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