Showtime orders pilot for Lily Mae Harrington-starring drama 'Queen Fur'

Lily Mae Harrington is set to star in her first leading role in a television series with Showtime's 'Queen Fur.'

Showtime has given the green light for a pilot of hour-long drama series 'Queen Fur,' which will star Lily Mae Harrington of 'Some Freaks' fame. The announcement was made by Gary Levine, the President of Programming for Showtime Networks Inc.

According to an official description, 'Queen Fur' "is set in a small town in Central Florida – a place where beauty pageants, gun culture, Cuban revolutionaries and Southern hospitality co-exist and collide. And at the center of it all is Macy Dunleavy (Harrington) – a curvy, sexy, unapologetic high school dropout who is finding her womanhood and is ready to seize a big opportunity."

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