13 Upcoming New HBO Series To Be Excited About

11. Today Will Be Different

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Only published around a year ago, Maria Semple's book Today Will Be Different is already on its way to becoming a TV series - with an A-list star to boot, marking Julia Roberts' first starring TV role.

The story unfolds over a single day in the life of Eleanor Flood, a beleaguered Seattle woman. She wakes up with the mantra that 'today will be different', but quickly finds that's not so easy against life's challenges.

The book received a lot of praise for its humour, intelligence, and characters, and it'll be interesting to see how the premise translates to a mini-series. HBO had huge success this year with another starry book adaptation, Big Little Lies, and this could offer a similarly satisfying sense of melodrama and comedy.

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