USA sets sights on 'Mary'

January 03, 2007 USA Network has picked up the pilot "Mary Sunshine" to series, ordering 11 additional episodes of the light drama starring Mary McCormack. The project, previously known as "In Plain Sight," centers on Mary Shannon (McCormack), a U.S. Marshal who tries to balance her intense job at the witness-protection program with her equally intense and amusingly dysfunctional personal life. "When you've got something so good, you don't let it go," USA executive vp original programming Jeff Wachtel said of the network's pickup decision, even though the series won't be ready for about a year.

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