Showtime has given a pilot order to “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” a half-hour comedy with musical elements from “The Devils Wears Prada” screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and comedian Rachel Bloom. “The Amazing Spider-Man” director Marc Webb will direct the first episode.
Produced by CBS Television Studios, the show is centered on Rebecca (Bloom), a successful but possibly crazy young woman who quits her partnership at a prestigious Manhattan law firm to seek out love and happiness in West Covina, Calif.
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Bloom (pictured), whose acting credits include “How I Met Your Mother” and “Robot Chicken,” first made a name for herself with online videos including “F— Me, Ray Bradbury” and “You Can Touch My Boobies.”