With Southland on the bubble, Regina King is making contingency plans. She has booked a role in the ABC comedy pilot Divorce: A Love Story.
Based on the Israeli format, the multi-cam comedy centers on Kenny and Robin, a recently divorced couple who were bad together but are even worse apart and can’t seem to stay out of each other’s lives. Mike Sikowitz and Daniel Lappin (Rules of Engagement) will executive-produce.
King will play Cassandra, the diva-minded wife of Ike (Adam Goldberg, NYC 22), Kenny’s best friend. Jason Jones (The Daily Show With Jon Stewart) and Andrea Anders (Better Off Ted) were previously cast as the central couple.
So what happens to Southland’s Det. Lydia Adams, if the show gets a sixth season? For King, Divorce is in second position to the TNT drama; if it gets picked up for a sixth season, she’ll be back on set.
