2 articles about the hilary's fox commedy

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Singer/actress Hilary Duff is attached to play a young lawyer in a Fox sitcom that might be described as a legal version of “Doogie Howser, M.D.”

The network has ordered a script for “Barely Legal,” a comedy based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, who in 2007 passed the notoriously difficult California bar at age 18 to become the state’s youngest lawyer.

Duff, 21, who rose to fame in Disney Channel’s “Lizzie McGuire” and released two chart-topping albums, joined the project as part of a production deal with Fox and producer Universal Media Studios.

“Barely Legal” hails from actor Rob Morrow (”Numb3rs”), who will serve as executive producer, and scribe Elisa Bell (”Little Black Book”).

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NBC loves shows about young female lawyers this development season.

On the heels of the pilot order for David E. Kelley’s legal dramedy “Legally Mad,” the network has picked up for development “Barely Legal,” a half-hour comedy based on the true story of Kathleen Holtz, who in November 2007 passed the notoriously difficult California bar at age 18 to become the state’s youngest lawyer.

She would be played by Hilary Duff, who has come on board as part of her talent deal with the network and Universal Media Studios.

“Barely,” which has received a script commitment, hails from actor Rob Morrow, who developed the project through his company Bits and Pieces Prods. and is exec producing.

Elisa Bell (”Little Black Book”) is penning the project, which is being produced by UMS.

Duff, Morrow, Bell and Holtz are repped by WMA. Duff is managed by Curtis Talent, Morrow by the Hofflund Co.

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