HBO announced a two-year, first-look deal with Sharon Horgan (creator and star of Bad Sisters, Catastrophe) and her company, Merman.

The network has already given the first comedy series under the deal a straight-to-series order. The untitled show, which Horgan will write, executive produce and star in, will follow a “50-year-old divorcee’s search for sex and love whilst juggling caring for her ailing parents and parenting her should-be grown up son” (per the show’s logline).

Horgan’s Prime Video series, Catastrophe, co-starred Rob Delaney and ran for four seasons. She also previously created the HBO series Divorce, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church, as well as Bad Sisters for Apple TV+, and Shining Vale for Starz.

Amy Gravitt, Executive VP of comedy programming at HBO and Max, said in a statement: “We’re thrilled to be reunited with Sharon. Her willingness to offer up her own experiences through the characters she creates makes us all feel a little less lonely, that is what sets her comedy apart so brilliantly. She also has such a sharp eye for material and a strong desire to shepherd other people’s stories, we’re looking forward to the new talent she will bring into the fold.”

Said Horgan: “I’m so happy to once again be working with Casey [Bloys], Amy, Francesca [Orsi] and the team at HBO, and really excited that Merman get to continue to tell stories for a company that’s been home to some of the most iconic television shows ever created.”

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