The CW Strikes Deal for 'Fame'-Esque Drama From Debbie Allen

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Apparently, "Fame" really will live forever. Or at least efforts to to find new takes on it will. The CW has ordered a script for a "Fame"-like drama, with "Fame" star Debbie Allen among its executive producers. The as-yet untitled project (when it does receive a title, we'll surely remember its name) is an hour-long drama set at a Los Angeles-area performing arts school. The original "Fame" was set in a similar school on the East Coast. Allen appeared in both the 1980 movie and TV spinoff a couple years later. Former "House M.D. ...



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