Claire Danes to Star in Netflix Series Lovesick From The Affair Creator Sarah Treem Based on Israeli Format

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In a highly-competitive situation, Netflix has landed the drama Lovesick from Sarah Treem with Claire Danes attached in a lead role. Variety has learned that Netflix has given out a straight-to-series order to the project, which is based on the Israeli series The Best Worst Thing. Treem will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner. [ ]
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