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In the new AMC show Dietland, Joy Nash stars as Plum Kettle, an unhappy advice columnist at a teen magazine who dreams of being thin.
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Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) plays Kitty Montgomery, the editor of the magazine where Plum works.
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The show, from Marti Noxon (Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce), is based on the debut novel by Sarai Walker.
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Dietland is the first project in Marti Noxon's three-year deal with independent studio Skydance.
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Plum (Nash) saves up for a drastic weight-loss surgery when her life is interrupted by a mysterious, feminist organization that draws her into a dark underworld.
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As Plum enters the feminist group known as “Calliope House,” a guerrilla group commits seemingly unrelated acts of vigilante justice around the city.
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The terrorist group, “Jennifer,” targets men who have mistreated women.
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Erin Darke (Good Girls Revolt) costars as Leeta.
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Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU) costars as Julia.
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Ricardo Dávila portrays Eladio.
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Adam Rothenberg (BBC America's Ripper Street) plays Dominic.
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Tramell Tillman plays Steven.
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Robin Weigert (Sons of Anarchy) portrays Verena.
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Rowena King (Of Kings and Prophets) plays journalist Cheryl Crane-Murphy.
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The show will launch June 4 on AMC with back-to-back episodes .