#AnniePotts #CBS #DeltaBurke #DixieCarter #JeanSmart #LindaBloodworthThomason #MeshachTaylor Twenty-five years after wrapping its seven-season run on CBS, Designing Women is plotting a return to the small screen. Series creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason is behind the revival, which hails from producers Sony Pictures Television Studios. The project has been in the works for months as the indie studio searches for a home for its revival of the comedy about for women (and one man) working together at an interior designing firm in Atlanta. Dixie Carter, Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Jean Smart and Meshach Taylor starred in the original series, which took on subjects including women's rights, domestic abuse, homophobia, and racism during its run from 1986 to 1993. A season two episode exploring AIDS prejudice — inspired by Bloodworth-Thomason, whose mother died from the disease — earned two Emmy nominations. The series was nominated multip...
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