Date 10/02/2016 - News People
Candice Bergen to Star in ABC Comedy Pilot 'Pearl' Candice Bergen is returning to primetime. The Murphy Brown alum has been tapped to star in ABC's comedy pilot Pearl. Pearl centers on a larger-than-life family matriarch Pearl who finds out she has cancer and becomes intent on controlling and orchestrating every aspect of her family's life before she dies. Bergen will star as Pearl. For Bergen, the role marks her return as a series regular to primetime following gigs on Boston Legal from 2005-08 and Murphy Brown, which ended its 10-year run in 1998.