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Kaley Cuoco Joins HBO Max Pilot ‘How To Survive Without Me’ as Lead and Executive Producer

The Flight Attendant alum reunites with Greg Berlanti on a Berlanti ProductionsWarner Bros. Television drama about a family forced to reconnect after a matriarch’s death.

Overview

  • Cuoco will star opposite Ray Romano and Joshua Jackson in the Greg BerlantiBash Doran drama pilot for HBO Max.
  • She plays Kate, the eldest daughter whose immaculate image masks deeper wounds as she balances marriage, motherhood and an interior design career.
  • The series centers on the De Angelis family, who receive a posthumous “final work” from matriarch Beverly that challenges them to stay connected.
  • Written by Berlanti and Doran from a story by Berlanti, Doran and Robbie Rogers, the pilot is produced by Berlanti Productions with Warner Bros. Television.
  • Deadline reports the three leads have pay parity, and executives at Max and WBTV publicly praised Cuoco’s casting.