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Geek Girl is a British teen comedy-drama series directed by Declan O’Dwyer. Based on a 2013 young adult novel of the same name by Holly Smale, the Netflix series follows the story of an awkward teen girl Harriet Manners whose life turns upside down when she is suddenly thrust into the fashion world after she is spotted to be a model. Geek Girl stars Emily Carey in the lead role with Emmanuel Imani, Sarah Parish, Liam Woodrum, Tim Downie, Zac Looker, Jemima Rooper, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, and Daisy Jelley starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the impossibly high heels, great fashion, and a cute supermodel in Geek Girl, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Ugly Betty is a teen comedy-drama series created by Silvio Horta. Based on a Colombian telenovela titled Yo soy Betty, la fea by Fernando Gaitán, the ABC...

Exclusive: Zero Gravity Management on Wednesday announced their expansion with the hiring of Karli Doumanis and Kendall Kramer as Talent Managers, and Houston Bradley and Ryan Lewis as Producers.

Prior to joining Zero Gravity, Doumanis spent three years at Brave Artists Management. Some of her notable talent include Tanzyn Crawford (Tiny Beautiful Things), Tyroe Muhafidin (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power), Sean Keenan (The Power of the Dog), Shannon Berry (The Wilds), Cooper van Grootel & Marianly Tejada (One Of Us Is Lying) and Asher Yasbincek (Heartbreak High). Clients with shows soon to launch include Sam Song Li (The Brothers Sun), Regan Aliyah and Annie Shapero.

Kramer brings with her clients including Erica Dasher (Jane by Design), Paulina Nguyen (Power Book IV: Force) and Travis Labranch (The Oval), having begun her career at A3 Artists Agency.

Both Bradley and...

Exclusive: Bridge & Tunnel and 13 Reasons Why actor Jan Luis Castellanos is among supporting cast for thriller Saint Clare, starring Bella Thorne, Ryan Phillippe, Rebecca De Mornay, Frank Whaley, Bart Johnson and Dylan Flashner.

Currently in post-production, Saint Clare follows Clare Bleecker (Thorne), a quiet catholic college student with a divine vocation for killing. Phillippe will play the role of Timmons, a police officer investigating the latest murder in the small town, with Clare as his prime suspect. Whaley will portray Mailman Bob, a ghost from Clare’s past, with Johnson pulling double duty as twin brothers Joe and Randall, and Flashner set for the supporting role of Wade.

Castellanos will portray the role of Truman, a mysterious college student who becomes one of Clare’s friends and then a love interest. Also among cast are Myrom Kingery, Erica Dasher and Joy Rovaris.

Mitzi Peirone has directed the film, based on Don Roff’s novel.

Most of the 38-member cast of the upcoming Broadway production of Tom Stoppard’s Olivier Award-winning Leopoldstadt was announced today, with four members of the original West End company making the move and newcomers to the show set to include Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Seth Numrich and David Krumholtz.

Twenty-three of the cast members announced today will be making their Broadway debuts with Leopoldstadt, according to producers Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, and Lorne Michaels. Patrick Marber, who directed the West End staging, will direct for Broadway as well.

Leopoldstadt’s limited Broadway engagement will begin previews Wednesday, September 14, with an official opening on Sunday, October 2, at the Longacre Theatre.

Set in Vienna, Leopoldstadt begins in the last days of 1899 and follows one extended family well into the 20th Century. The title takes its name from Vienna’s Jewish quarter, and the play is described by the production as “a...

As one of the early event cancellations in the deluge of unprecedented closures caused by the coronavirus, it’s easy to forget that SXSW would still be running right now. The Austin-based film, TV, and music festival was scheduled to be hosting screenings through March 22, and its Episodic Pilot lineup — a showcase of TV and web pilots aimed to help filmmakers find production opportunities, completion funds, or a release platform — would’ve aired all its entries before St. Patrick’s Day.

Using the SXSW Press platform provided for would-be attendees, IndieWire watched this year’s batch and picked out the most notable entries below. Among the 14 submissions split into two screening groups, there are the typical handful of “pilots” that aren’t really pilots — they’re proofs of concept or short films. But unlike the film side, many indie TV shows that screen at festivals aren’t looking to be...

For the second time, AwesomenessTV will use a guidance counselor’s office as the epicenter of a high school story. The digital media company, which appeals to an audience of teens and tweens, is behind Guidance, a drama that will return for its second season on Go90 on November 14th. A teaser previewing the new episodes is now available.

The first season of Guidance starred Michelle Tractenberg as a guidance counselor who uses sessions with her students to uncover a school-wide mystery. Season two will feature a similar premise, but with a new cast. Erica Dasher will take over the guidance counselor, with social media stars like Arden Rose, Chachi Gonzales, Alisha Marie, and Jessie Paege showing up as her charges. A handful of the new characters are on display in the new teasers, which also gives viewers a hint of the sort of teen angst and intrigue they can expect.

Guidance will be back. Variety reports season two of the Go90 series will debut in November.The new season of the teen drama stars YouTuber Arden Rose as "an over-achiever at Capitol High who discovers that her perfect Gpa is suffering, causing her to accuse the school’s most beloved teacher of favoritism." The cast also includes Erica Dasher, Chachi Gonzales, David Gridley, and Ben J. Pierce.Read More…...

A new season of a Go90 original will feature a new cast and a new protagonist while maintaining the same blend of teen drama and intrigue that marked its first season. Verizon’s mobile-first video platform and digital media company AwesomenessTV have announced a second season of Guidance, which will feature social media stars like Arden Rose and Chachi Gonzales among its cast.

In the first season of Guidance, which spanned 30 episodes, a school guidance counselor (portrayed by Michelle Trachtenberg) who solves a high school mystery across a series of sessions with her students. Season two will feature a similar plot, but with a new guidance counselor played by Erica Dasher acting as “a detective, an advocate and ultimately, the reluctant hero,” according to a press release.

Guidance’s first run also included appearances from popular social media stars like Amanda Steele and Alex Aiono, and season two will feature...

Britweek organisers announced on Wednesday the day-long NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (Nfmla) programme set for April 30.

Celebrating cinema from the UK, the event will concentrate on two InFocus short programmes along with a line-up of features.

Between films, audiences can watch Q&A’s with film-makers and enjoy cocktails in Downtown La.

Shorts Program #1 will showcase Patrick Maxwell’s Delicate Things featuring Paula Malcolmson from The Hunger Games and The Green Mile and newcomers, Ciaran McMenamin and James Stockdale.

The line-up include mystery The Balance by Daniel Lament, as well as sci-fi Scattered by Joshua Bregman, thriller Textual Relationship by Syd Heather, and drama Talgar The Hunter from Charlie Crane.

Shorts Program #2 includes’ Alex Kyrou’s drama White Awake, Andrew Jonathan Smith’s drama Jellyfish, Cousins Richard’s wartime tale Waiting For Dawn, Steven Huffaker’s comedy Blast From The Past, and Breathe, a dark drama from Paul Kowalski.

The Feature Film Program includes rom-com Kickstarted, and [link=tt...

Exclusive: Star Trek’s Chris Pine is beaming his voice into high school debate documentary This Is Not A Club, the coming-of-age film about high schoolers performing in two-person speech competitions leading up to the annual National Speech and Debate tournament in Las Vegas.

Pine will narrate the indie documentary feature, which is directed by Ari Levinson and produced by Erica Dasher (Jane By Design) and Sami Kriegstein. Dasher and Kriegstein filmed footage themselves over the course of 12 months in seven states, capturing the highs and lows in the lives of their teenage subjects – four teams of two each – who grapple with issues from sexual identity, race and gender, parental pressures, and falling in love while competing in the world of “Duo” performance, in which partners cannot touch, make eye contact, use props or wear costumes.

Filmmakers showed Pine a cut of This Is Not A Club and brought him...

These starlets dressed to impress on the red carpet, really wowing us with their stellar style sense. TV’s younger stars stepped out looking like true fashion role models — but who do you think was best dressed? Vote

Miranda Cosgrove, 20, Debby Ryan, 20, Hailee Steinfeld, 16, and Erica Dasher, 25, all looked amazing at the 2013 Women In Film Max Mara Face of the Future Awards in Beverly Hills on June 11. While the majority of the girls star in shows aimed at younger audiences, they all looked sophisticated and grown up in their designer outfits. These leading ladies are headed in the right direction and we’re sure they’ll only get better with age.

Miranda Cosgrove Women In Film Awards Dress:

As the star of iCarly on Nickelodeon, Miranda gets a lot of attention. She’s recently been branching out into film by voicing a character in Despicable Me 2 and is really...

On the May 8 episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," (10 p.m. Et on CBS) the team investigates the death of a ghost hunter, which leads to some spooky encounters in a slaughterhouse potentially involving the ghosts of young boys.

The team suspects a fellow ghost hunter committed the crime, and Greg (Eric Szmanda) remains skeptical of any paranormal activity, until one of the hunters, Carrie (Erica Dasher), seems to discern a special gift in him that makes him decidedly uncomfortable ... Could Greg be psychic?

Check out HuffPost TV's exclusive clip above, and tune in to find out whether something supernatural could be behind the murder on Wed., May 8 at 10 p.m. Et on CBS.

On TV this Wednesday: The Voice narrows its field once more, Kathryn Erbe hangs with Benson & Co., Supernatural screens an educational film and Modern Family both rolls and bounces. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.

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Creator April Blair reveals what she had planned for Jane & Billy's first kiss, Ben & Rita's race to the altar, and more. Jane By Design fans were crushed last week when ABC Family announced the show wouldn't be returning for a second season — I coped with carbs — but fortunately, creator April Blair was more than happy to give HollywoodLife.com an exclusive breakdown of what we would have seen in season two. And trust me, it would have been awesome. 1. Eli to the rescue: Curious how Jane (Erica Dasher) was going to explain to Gray (Andie MacDowell) and Eli (Bryan Dechart) why she was backstage at a high-school play? "Our idea was that Eli was going to cover for her," April says. "There were moments in episode 18 where he looked at the costumes crookedly, and throughout the play he pieced it together." 2. Jane & Billy's big moment: It sounds like Jane and...

Network: ABC Family

Episodes: 18 (hour)

Seasons: One

TV show dates: January 3, 2012 -- July 31, 2012

Series status: Cancelled

Performers include: Erica Dasher, Andie MacDowell, Rowly Dennis, India de Beaufort, Ser'Darius Blain, Brooke Lyons, Nick Roux, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and David Clayton Rogers.

TV show description:

Jane Quimby (Erica Dasher) is a quirky teen with an eclectic chic fashion sense who's trying to survive the perils of high school. When mistaken for someone else, Jane gets the chance of a lifetime to live out her dreams of working at a hip fashion house, Donovan Decker. Now she must juggle her double life and hope she doesn't get caught.

Jane's boss is steely fashion executive Gray Chandler Murray (Andie MacDowell) who travels the world in search of the next big style trend. With a full schedule and...

It looked like the fate of Jane By Design could go either way but ABC Family has now decided to cancel the TV series. The drama ran for one season of 18 episodes.

Jane By Design tells the tale of a quirky teenager who has a unique fashion sense. She gets hired by chance at a hip fashion house and must learn to juggle her demanding new job while still attending high school. The cast includes Erica Dasher, Andie MacDowell, Rowly Dennis, India de Beaufort, Ser'Darius Blain, Brooke Lyons, Nick Roux, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and David Clayton Rogers.

The ABC Family series premiered in January to 1.6 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers for week two dropped about 30%. The numbers fluctuated week-to-week but viewership never got that high again.

ABC Family initially ordered 10...

Bad news, "Jane By Design" fans: ABC Family has no designs on Season 2. On Friday, August 17, the network announced plans to extend the pickups of established series "Switched at Birth," "Bunheads," and "Baby Daddy," but obviously, "Jane By Design" was not on the list.

ABC Family confirms that the series will not be returning.

"Want my #rouxers to hear this from me first. #JaneByDesign will Not be coming back for a 2nd season," tweeted series star Nick Roux on Friday. "It sucks but everything happens for a reason... Or at least thats what ive been told haha."

The series finale, "The Bonus Check," aired July 31, 2012. Unfortunately for fans, it didn't exactly tie up loose ends. "Nothing is resolved at the end of this season -- I think we have to come back. We'll live in this very unresolved world!" Erica Dasher told Zap2it earlier this month.

'Jane By Design' won't return for a second season, ABC Family confirms. It's with much sadness that I report ABC Family has decided not to renew Jane By Design. The decision was announced Aug. 17, on the heels of several other series — Bunheads, Melissa & Joey, Baby Daddy and Switched at Birth — receiving new season and back-order pickups. The show's first season ended with Jane (Erica Dasher) finally getting caught by boss Gray (Andie MacDowell) for being in high school, after spending the series posing as her adult assistant. She had also finally acknowledged her feelings for best-friend Billy (Nick Roux). Several of the shows stars thanked fans for their support over Twitter: "Thank you so much for everything!!!" Jane herself, Erica, tweeted. "It was incredible and you all are the best part of that experience. Love love love" Rowly Dennis, who played hot-shot British design Jeremy, tweeted: "Sorry guys,...

ABC Family has canceled "Jane by Design."

The network confirmed the cancellation to The Huffington Post after announcing the renewals of "Melissa & Joey," "Switched at Birth" and "Baby Daddy." The network also ordered more episodes of "Bunheads."

"Jane by Design" starred Erica Dasher as Jane Quimby, a high-school student who moonlights as an assistant to a fashion designer. Andie MacDowell co-starred as Gray Chandler Murray, Jane's world-famous fashion designer boss. Teri Hatcher recently joined the cast in a recurring role as Jane's mother.

Season 1 wrapped up in July 2012 to an audience of 1.2 million viewers.

In ABC Family’s renewal announcement today, there was one bubble series conspicuously missing — Jane By Design. The cable network will not order more episodes of the comedic drama, which is being cancelled after one season. Jane By Design had an Ok initial 10-episode run in the winter, which yielded an eight-episode back order in February. But the series could not keep up with its Pretty Little Liars lead-in this summer. Related:ABC Family Renews ‘Baby Daddy’, ‘Melissa & Joey’ & ‘Switched At Birth’, Gives Back Order To ‘Bunheads’ Jane by Design stars Andie MacDowell and Erica Dasher and is about high-schooler Jane (Dasher) who finds herself, through a case of mistaken identity, working in the world of high fashion. The series’ future has been in doubt since MacDowell in May signed on as the lead of another series, Hallmark Channel’s Cedar Cove. April Blair created Jane By Design and executive...

ABC Family is not moving forward with Jane By Design. After renewing a slew of scripted series, including Switched at Birth and Baby Daddy, the cable network opted not to bring back the fashion drama that starred Erica Dasher and Andie MacDowell for a second season, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. Photos: Broadcast TV's Returning Shows for 2012-13 Season Jane By Design, which centered on high schooler Jane Quimby (Dasher) who moonlighted as an executive assistant to a hotshot executive (MacDowell) at a top New York City fashion house, hasn't been a big ratings draw since its January debut,

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"Jane By Design" has wrapped up its first season, but star Erica Dasher, who plays the titular teenage fashionista/high-schooler, says she hopes that Season 2 will happen because there are plenty more stories to tell.

"We want it," Dasher tells Zap2it of a potential Season 2. "Nothing is resolved at the end of this season -- I think we have to come back. We'll live in this very unresolved world!"

Photos: "Jane By Design" Season 1

Besides, she wants to see her friends again. "It's such a gift to work on this show because we get along. Everybody genuinely gets along. I hear that it's not always like that. I'm really happy to keep working on this show. I have so much fun!"

Her costar David Clayton Rogers tells Zap2it something very similar: he also hopes they get a second season. "We've all talked about it," he admits. "From the...

What do You want to see when 'Jane By Design' (hopefully) returns to ABC Family for its second season? It's been seven whole days since Jane By Design aired its summer finale cliffhanger, and although the future of the series — much like Jane's (Erica Dasher) future at Donovan Decker — remains unconfirmed, I'm hearing that a second season is likely. So why not start compiling a wish list of all the things I'd like to see in season two? 1. An available, age-appropriate guy for Jane: I think we can all agree Jane has terrible luck with guys. Between unavailable-best-friend Billy (Nick Roux) and older-co-worker Eli (Bryan Dechart), Jane's love life was pretty much lose-lose at the end of season one. She just needs to find a nice guy her own age so she can finally get her groove back! Perhaps round two with Nick (Matt Atkinson...

Tonight, ABC Family airs the last episode of the first season of Jane By Design. Will the show be cancelled or be given a second season instead?

Jane By Design follows a quirky teenager who has a unique fashion sense. By chance, she gets hired at a hip fashion house and must juggle her job responsibilities while still attending high school. The cast includes Erica Dasher, Andie MacDowell, Rowly Dennis, India de Beaufort, Ser'Darius Blain, Brooke Lyons, Nick Roux, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and David Clayton Rogers.

The TV series debuted in January to 1.6 million viewers and a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers for week two dropped about 30% but came back up again in weeks three and four.

ABC Family initially ordered 10 installments and those finished airing on March 6th. Rather than renew Jane By...

The first season of 'Jane By Design' came to a close with surprise twists, new beginnings & one major cliffhanger! (This show Needs a second season.) When Jane By Design creator April Blair told me everything would be "put in jeopardy" for Jane (Erica Dasher) on the July 31 summer finale, I didn't realize what an understatement that really was. While Jane began the hour with a major victory in London, she ended it with a disappointing realization about Billy (Nick Roux) — and a very uncertain future at Donovan Decker! I think the best way to break down the drama is to take things couple by couple, beginning with... Ben & Rita: As promised, Ben (David Clayton Rogers) made his triumphant return home this week, but he didn't just do it for Jane! He also professed his love for Rita (Smith Cho), who returned his affections by interrupting his baseball practice with some intense Pda.

On TV this Tuesday: Darren Criss brings romance to The Glee Project, a lovely guest star is the Appleby of Franklin’s eye, Jane By Design fashions an eye-catching finale and a Sytycd alum has All The Right Moves. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are nine programs on keep on your radar.

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Who will Billy choose? Who's coming back? And who will learn Jane's secret? HollywoodLife.com got all the scoop from creator April Blair! The tables officially turn on the July 31 summer finale of Jane By Design, with Billy (Nick Roux) now having to choose between girlfriend Zoe (Mariah Buzolin) and best-friend Jane (Erica Dasher). But creator April Blair tells HollywoodLife.com that Billy's big decision is just one of many major moments we can anticipate, along with Jane's two worlds colliding to the point where "everything is put in jeopardy." Here's what I learned: 1. Are Eli & Jane officially over? Well, it depends on how you look at it. Yes, Eli (Bryan Dechart) slept with India (India de Beaufort) last week, but April suggests we take a step back and examine both sides of the situation. "Jane and Eli have only been on one date," she explains. "One date and one kiss.

Plus, Jane says goodbye to two major people in her life! What will she do next? Jane (Erica Dasher) finally had her first real date with Eli (Bryan Dechart) on the July 17 episode of Jane By Design, and it was perfect — minus the part where Jane spilled red wine all over Nina Garcia and had to leave the fanciest restaurant in town wearing a table cloth for a dress. Other than that... perfect. Fortunately Jane was able to fix that little problem all on her own, because Billy (Nick Roux) was a little busy sticking his foot in his mouth. He overheard Zoe and Nick (Matt Atkinson) running lines for the play, but thought they were having a serious conversation, which led to a super-awkward moment for the three of them. Zoe got mad at Billy for not trusting her, but um... isn't the one who already lied to him about where she lived?...

It's hard not to be jealous of Erica Dasher's problems at work. Her character on ABC Family's "Jane By Design" -- high-schooler by day, fashion assistant by other times of day Jane Quimby -- has two very cute boys to choose from. Things are heating up with Eli (Bryan Dechart), her slightly older designer coworker, but there's always been an unspoken attraction to her Bff Billy (Nicholas Roux).

"I'm a very lucky girl," Dasher tells Zap2it. "I'm just surrounded with beautiful men all the time. I don't know what I did in a past life, but I'm pretty thrilled about it."

On Tuesday, July 17, Jane and Eli finally go on the date she's been owed since her birthday. "It's obviously complicated because he doesn't know her age, and because he's Gray's nephew. There are a lot of what-ifs in the air. I think Jane is completely unsure how to handle it.

It's official: No TV couple is safe! Read on for my exclusive scoop on 'True Blood,' 'Jane By Design' and more. Happy Hump Day! Now that the summer holiday is behind us, my weekly Spoiler Parties can officially commence — and things are not looking good for some of my (and your) favorite TV couples. Jane By Design Jane (Erica Dasher) and Billy (Nick Roux) may be currently preoccupied with their own separate love interests, but it won't be long before the best friends are once again forced to re-define their relationship. "There is a big shift with Billy and Jane coming up," Erica tells me. "I think that will be a really fun thing to stay tuned for at the end of the season." True Blood Steve Newlin (Michael McMillian) has been M.I.A. from Bon Temps for the past few weeks, but I've been...

Someone liked it — and definitely wants to put a ring on it. As if Jane's life wasn't complicated enough! Jane's (Erica Dasher) fairy tale life almost came crashing down around her — once again — on the July 10 episode of Jane By Design when her mom (Teri Hatcher) decided to whip up an online dating profile for Gray (Andie MacDowell), following the news that Beau has found himself a much younger fiancée. And, of course, India (India de Beaufort) was somehow able to manipulate Kate's kind gesture in yet another attempt to oust Gray from the company. Sneaky little India set up a fake date for Gray, as well as a surprise meeting with one of Donovan Decker's biggest competitors. The plan was simple: Gray would show up for her date, bump into the competitor, India would snap a picture, and everyone would think Gray was jumping ship. But there was one...

Plus, Erica gives HollywoodLife.com the scoop on Jane's future with Billy and what she learned from Teri Hatcher. If you're one of those Jane By Design fans who's desperately waiting for Jane (Erica Dasher) and Billy (Nick Roux) to proclaim their true feelings for one another, your wait is... far from over, thanks to a certain gentleman named Eli (Bryan Dechart). Erica tells HollywoodLife.com that Jane and Eli "do finally go on a date," but of course, it's not without its complications. "There is the matter of the age difference, which obviously hasn't been addressed yet," Erica points out, adding that Eli and Jane "really take a liking to each other. ... He's a really genuine character. He cares very much about the craft and working in the fashion world, and he senses that's also a passion of Jane's." So what else can fans expect from Jane's love life as the season continues?...

Obviously on a show called "Jane By Design," the double life exploits of high schooler/fashion assistant Jane (Erica Dasher) will take center stage. But in "The Online Date," Jane's older brother, Ben (David Clayton Rogers), is in the middle of the action.

While baseball coach Ben's relationship with guidance counselor Rita (Smith Cho) lasted about an episode on screen (two months off-screen), it's clear the two still have feelings for one another. Now that ex-mean girl Amanda (Briga Heelan) is back in town after a stint as an actress in Los Angeles, Rita has some competition for Ben's affection.

"She comes in and is like the popular mean girl opposite sweet Rita," Rogers tells Zap2it. "I believe she played a dead body on one episode of some crime procedural, so she comes back basically as the success story. She has not really gone through the maturation process that some others have.

Erica Dasher live-tweeted the 'crisis' before de-stressing the London way: with a cup of tea! Jane By Design stars Erica Dasher and Rowly Dennis were faced with an emergency — and not one of the fashion variety — when a fire forced them to evacuate London's Corinthia Hotel on June 27. "Hotel completely evacuated at 6am," Erica tweeted. "@RowlyDennis acts as hero." But it wasn't long before Jane and Rowly — dressed to the nines in hotel couture — were relaxing over tea, and wishing co-star India de Beaufort a happy birthday. "We cheers to you, little bird!!! :)" Erica tweeted, along with the above photo. Erica and Rowly are currently in London to finish filming Jane By Design's first season — of many, I hope. Rihanna was also reportedly in the hotel at the time of the evacuation. — Andy Swift Follow @AndySwift...

Plus, Jane reveals a Huge secret — but it's not the one you might think! Jane (Erica Dasher) has always wondered what life would be like if her mom came home, and on the June 26 episode of Jane By Design, she finally got her answer: It pretty much blows. On her first day back in town, Kate (Teri Hatcher) managed to work her way into Jane's love life and work life, nearly blowing her big secret to Gray (Andie MacDowell). Of course, Kate's meddling wasn't a total loss. She pushed Jane to ask Eli (Bryan Dechart) on a date, and even though she didn't go through with it, at least Jane learned that Eli is definitely interested. Kate eventually poured her heart out to her kids — Ben (David Clayton Rogers) was especially resistent to her return — so it looks like the Quimby family is on the road to recovery. Speaking of Ben,...

Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher just showed up at the end of last week’s episode of ABC Family’s drama Jane By Design as Jane’s until-now-mia mother, Kate Quimby. What else does the frothy fashion show have up its well-hemmed sleeves? EW recently pressed star Erica Dasher — she plays the show’s title character, an underage assistant to Andie MacDowell’s demanding fashionista Gray Chandler Murray — about what we have to look forward to in the season’s final five episodes, which begin tonight with “The Second Chance,” at 9 p.m. on ABC Family.

1. More Teri Hatcher drama is coming.

“Wait ’til your mother gets home” takes on a whole new dimension this Tuesday, when Jane By Design (ABC Family, 9/8c) gets a visit from the one person who could put a serious dent in the Quimby siblings’ happy arrangement: Their long-absent mom, played by Teri Hatcher in a four-episode guest arc.

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Mom Kate has been gallivanting the world and spending time at ashrams — but what she’s really been up to is “starring on Desperate Housewives [as Susan] for 10 years,” jokes David Clayton Rogers, who plays her son, Ben. Rogers’ on-screen sis,...

This TV show follows a teen who starts moonlighting at a hip fashion house while still attending high school. How long can she do it? More importantly, will Jane by Design attract big ratings?

The series features the talents of Erica Dasher, Andie MacDowell, Rowly Dennis, India de Beaufort, Ser'Darius Blain, Brooke Lyons, Nick Roux, Meagan Tandy, Matthew Atkinson, and David Clayton Rogers.

Here are the updated TV ratings for Jane by Design, the best way to tell if this new TV series will be cancelled or renewed for a second season. The first season of Jane by Design typically airs on Tuesday nights on ABC Family. There are 18 episodes.

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These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark...

It was Jane's birthday this week - and an occasion for Ben's plan to fail, big time, on "The Surprise."

A couple episodes ago, Jane By Design did a homage to Ferris Bueller's Day Off; this week it was Sixteen Candles, continuing the string of 1980s movie references throughout the series. Unfortunately, most of the teens who watch the show probably have not seen these classic movies. If you haven't, go find them, watch them and enjoy them.

Unlike in Sixteen Candles, Ben and Billy have purposefully let Jane think they forgot about her birthday. That is never a good idea. Don't try that at home! It will likely end up worse that what happened to Jane. At least she got an incredible non-date for her special day.

The love quadrangle officially turned into the love pentagon with Gray's nephew, Eli, entering into the fray. If you thought that...

Yes, Jane's long-lost mom is finally back — direct from Wisteria Lane! This may not have been Jane's (Erica Dasher) best birthday ever, but it was definitely the most surprising. Not only did she learn the truth about the Donovan Decker mole on the June 19 episode of Jane By Design, but she also discovered intense new feelings for a certain co-worker. Oh, and did I mention her mom (Teri Hatcher) came back to surprise her? Happy birthday, indeed. Eli (Bryan Dechart) was tasked with distracting Jane while preparations for her office surprise party were underway, but it didn't take long for the line between business and pleasure to blur. I know we're supposed to want Jane to end up with Billy (Nick Roux), but there's no way you can deny the chemistry between Jane and Eli — and apparently neither can Eli. He asked her out on a real date...

When Teri Hatcher signed on to appear in four episodes of "Jane By Design," she was originally supposed to show up in the fourth episode of the ABC Family dramedy's summer run. But star David Clayton Rogers says everyone was so eager to have her on set, the writers penciled her in earlier.

"She was excited to come on and everyone was so excited to have her [that] they went ahead and condensed some storylines to get her there sooner," he tells Zap2it.

Hatcher will debut on Tuesday, June 19 as the absentee mother of 16-year-old Jane (Erica Dasher) and her older brother Ben (Rogers). Why she comes back is still unknown, Rogers says.

"Her exact reasoning is a little bit of a mystery, and she doesn't really open up to us for a while. The basic vibe she gives off is of that free spirit -- spend a little time here,...

Plus, another fan-favorite couple takes a serious hit! Worst Valentine's Day ever. Jane (Erica Dasher) got a taste of fame on the June 12 episode of Jane By Design when she was photographed alongside Donovan Decker's latest high-profile client, but her new celeb status caused major problems for her friendship with Billy (Nick Roux). And while Billy was crushed at first, his budding relationship with new-girl Zoe (Mariah Buzolin) provided just the distraction he needed. Meanwhile, India (India de Beaufort) and Gray (Andie MacDowell) continued to draw their battle lines this week — and they each came prepared with a secret weapon. Gray tried to use India's relationship with Jeremy (Rowly Dennis) to manipulate her, while India used Gray's jealousy of Eli (Bryan Dechart) to manipulate him. India clearly came out the victor of this particular round, as she threatened to expose Jeremy as the mole if he didn't help her take...

New lovers! Old secrets! Same crazy India! HollywoodLife.com has five major 'Jane By Design' spoilers straight from creator April Blair. Jane's (Erica Dasher) life has always been complicated, but the summer premiere of Jane By Design turned her whole world upside down — and creator April Blair promises HollywoodLife.com that the madness has only just begun. From new boys (Eli, anyone?) to old rivals (hello, India!), April gave me the low-down on what we can look forward to as we finish out the show's freshman season. 1. New love interests for Jane And Billy: "There will be different people in Jane and Billy's [Nick Roux] lives," April confirms — and she's not just talking about Jane's new love interest Eli (Bryan Dechart)! Billy will have someone new enter the picture, just like Jane had Eli enter the picture, but I will say we don't just wipe the Jane/Billy slate clean.

Plus, a handsome new face turns Jane's world upside down. God, I've missed this show! Two months have passed since Billy (Nick Roux) all-but-confessed his love to Jane (Erica Dasher), and when Jane By Design returned June 5, viewers basically found themselves in an alternate universe. Ben (David Clayton Rogers) was helping Jane keep her big secret, Nick (Matthew Atkinson) was in a full-on relationship with Lulu (Meagan Tandy), and India (India de Beaufort) was... well... I'll get to her later. The episode began with Jane and Billy's highly anticipated reunion — he'd been locked away in a juvenile detention camp, but thankfully, his gravity defying hair didn't suffer for it — and he and Jane finally had "the talk." Well, sort of. Billy pretty much avoided the subject until the final moments of the episode, when he totally lied and said Jane was his best friend and he didn't want that to change.

Jane Quimby (Erica Dasher) will have more than her double life as a high-schooler and a fashion assistant to deal with when "Jane By Design" returns for the conclusion of its first season on Tuesday, June 5: her mom comes to town after years away from the family. Teri Hatcher will appear in four episodes as Jane's long-lost mother, and Zap2it can exclusively reveal the first video of Hatcher's character.

In Zap2it's debut of the newest promo for "Jane By Design," we get our very first look at the former "Desperate Housewives" star, who has signed on to direct in addition to her recurring role on the ABC Family drama, in action.

Jane is being raised by her older brother, so naturally her mom's arrival will shake up the family dynamic in a big way. This is Hatcher's first post-"Housewives" role. Her first "Jbd" ep airs on Tuesday,...

The stars were out on Wednesday night to celebrate Belvedere Vodka's Nylon Summer Music Issue Celebration, with host Shirley Manson and special performance by Garbage. Luckily, I (TheInsider.com's very own Meg Swertlow!) also got an invite to the music-tastic soiree -- and I didn't even have to give up a kidney or my first born. Here are some of the VIP party deets!

After getting locked in the stairwell of parking lot – I feared my friend Kate and I would miss seeing my high school icon perform. But after a lot of yelling, a lot of scrambling up and down several flights of stairs in high heels, we got there just in time to see the amazing Shirley Manson take to the stage and prove once again she ain’t no stupid girl. While she the saucy Scottish singer and her band may have not come out with a record for seven years, the electrifying...

Just over a month since escaping Desperate Housewives' Wisteria Lane, Teri Hatcher is setting down new roots as the estranged mom of teen designer Jane Quimby (Erica Dasher) on ABC Family's Jane by Design.

"She's very different than Susan," says exec producer April Blair. "She's a bit of a free spirt who hasn't exactly grown up." That should prove...

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Teri Hatcher has landed her first job since filming on Desperate Housewives came to an end - she will make her directorial debut in U.S. TV comedy Jane By Design.

Hatcher and her fellow Housewives filmed their final scenes last week (ends29Apr12), but the actress has wasted no time in getting her next gig.

She will enjoy a recurring role on the ABC Family series, playing the estranged mother of Erica Dasher's lead character Jane. She will also get behind the camera to direct four episodes of the show, which premiered in America in January.

In a statement, Hatcher says, "I'm thrilled for the opportunity to direct. So many of the crew and cast of Desperate Housewives have been encouraging me to do this for a long time, from Vanessa Williams, James Denton, to the talented camera crew department and producers.

"Now that I have time, I'm excited to wholeheartedly conquer new ventures. Jane By Design is charming, with very funny performances. I look forward to working with new and old friends over there and helping them tell stories both in front and behind the camera."...

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Teri Hatcher is staying in the ABC family for her first post-Desperate Housewives gig and heading to — ABC Family.

The actress has landed a recurring role on Jane by Design, the network’s drama series about a high schooler plunged into the professional fashion world. She will play the long-lost mother of title character Jane (Erica Dasher) in the show’s upcoming second season, which kicks off June 5. The network also announced today that Hatcher is set to direct an episode.

The Desperate Housewives series finale airs May 13. Hatcher’s first of at least four appearances on Jane by Design...