The final season of Showtime’s lesbian drama The L Word kicks off Sunday night with a ginormous murder mystery at its center, and unless you fans have been living under a rock, the victim is the show’s most love/hate-worthy character, Jenny Schecter. But never mind all that: Showtime is already looking ahead to a potential spinoff, The Farm. Earlier this week, network president Robert Greenblatt revealed that the series would revolve around Leisha Hailey’s character, Alice (pictured), who’ll be sent to prison. Which immediately begged the question: Um, didn’t they just reveal the murderer??
EW rang up creator Ilene Chaiken to clarify the big reveal. According to her, the murder-mystery storyline was created before talk of a spinoff even began. “My answer to your question is this: If the new show goes on the air, it will be connected to the Who-Killed-Jenny? storyline, and I would say that that’s what Alice is in prison for. I don’t know that she actually killed Jenny…” And she remains coy about whether or not she’s pleased to have the mystery essentially spoiled. “We still have opportunities to resolve the storyline in different ways,” she promises, though she says that no alternate endings were shot—and that are no current plans to shoot new scenes. “To me, it’s not as if the entire final season is only about the murder mystery. It’s all about life and love and everything else that the show fumbled around and wanted to be about.”
Chaiken confirms that three actresses—Melissa Leo, Laurie Metcalf, and Famke Janssen—filmed roles for the potential series. Leo and Metcalf play prison administration officials, while Janssen takes on the role of a fellow prisoner. And don’t go looking for Alice to rock any pink couture jumpsuits on the show. “The tone of the show could not be more different,” says Chaiken. (Indeed, Greenblatt has described it as a “female Oz.”) “It’s not about fashion and glamour.”
Of course, we’ve still gotta get through the final eight episodes of The L Word. And you longtime fans out there will be thrilled to hear about the return of five beloved former characters for the final hour! Chaiken tells EW that Eric Mabius (Tim), Holland Taylor (Peggy Peabody), Karina Lombard (Marina), Kelly Lynch (Ivan), and Sarah Shahi (Carmen) all filmed new scenes for the series finale.
I just really can’t with this whole Alice in prison spin-off idea. I really, really can’t.
I’m just excited to see the returning characters this season. Carmen in particular.
I’m looking forward to seeing Carmen again, but I can’t imagine Alice in prison? It sounds like Ilene is trying her own version of the UK’s Bad Girls (everyone loves Helen & Nikki) I hope it’s good!
I agree. I don’t know if L Word fans would make the jump to a prison show…maybe if Shane comes to visit?
why can’t a few of them go 2 prison? That way we’ll still get 2 see some of our faves. It would be funny if it was Alice, Shane & Papi. Plus it’s the perfect opportunity 2 bring back “Dana” as a totally different chacter. This time she’s a car thief. lol
I have no idea why I am still watching this show. I think it’s like reading a bad book-I’ve invested this much time I might as well plow through to the ending. But I am seriously not into this spinoff. Someone hates lesbians at L Word central.
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i seriously hate that the l word is gone and the spin off come on this was a great show they cant just stop it like that this show just was amazing nothing can top it in my opinion
any idea when the 7th season begins? or is it an end with a complete mystery of Jenny’s murder/suicide?
Alice in prison? no way!! Bett seems to be a may be suspect or most likely Jenny just accidently fell off the stairs, as Tina n Bett kept mentioning that the stairs werent safe. Cant wait to watch the next season!!!
This WAS the last season no more episodes!
i think that BETT kill jenny..
cus she was very upset with her….Bett probably push her be accident and she slipped down the stairs and fell into the pool,letting herself die because she thought it was the best solution(jenny always presented as a suicide girl).
i really hope that there is an l word movie i think nikki did it y else would she have been in the bushes? plus the tape at the top of the stairs was not split so that shows she never fell or was pushed when we last seen her with bette.