Vancouver: Shavick Entertainment of Vancouver is the service producer for the first mow greenlit by u.s. specialty E! Entertainment Television. Production began last week on Best Actress, a wry comedy about the race for the best actress Oscar and one actress who literally kills to win it.

The mow – which is scheduled to air after the Oscar telecast next year – is based on the novel by John Kane and will feature cameo appearances from Hollywood celebrities and power players. Thomas Calabro (Melrose Place), Loretta Devine (Waiting to Exhale), Maria Conchita Alonzo (Caught), Jaime Pressly (Can’t Hardly Wait) and Rachel Hunter (A Little Harmless Sex) star.

Based in Los Angeles, E! is a 24-hour network dedicated to entertainment, style and fashion and launched Oct. 1, 1998.