Sanchez in ABC's huddle

February 14, 2007 Kiele Sanchez is in final negotiations to star in ABC's drama pilot "Football Wives," while Julianna Margulies is returning to series television as the lead in Fox's drama pilot "Canterbury's Law." Additionally, Frances O'Connor has been tapped to star in ABC's one-hour pilot "Cashmere Mafia," Jonathan Cake has been tapped to play two roles on NBC's comedy pilot "The Mastersons of Manhattan," Sara Rue is set to co-star on Fox's one-hour pilot "Nurses," Aubrey Dollar has landed one of the leads in ABC's drama pilot "Women's Murder Club," Jaime Murray will co-star opposite Ron Eldard in CBS' drama pilot "Demons," and Glenn Fitzgerald has joined ABC's drama pilot "Dirty Sexy Money."  "Wives," from ABC TV Studio, is a primetime soap about the wives of professional football players to be directed by Bryan Singer.

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