Beautiful airhead Deb dies. In a twist of fate, she returns to life – 16 sizes larger and infinitely brainier – in the body of brilliant plus-size attorney Jane. Now Deb must learn how to fit the beauty queen ways with her new, upsized life in this fun, funny and touching dramedy that looks at the plus side of life.

Drop Dead Diva tells the story of a beautiful-but-vapid model wannabe, Deb, who has a fatal car accident and suddenly finds herself in front of Heaven's gatekeeper, Fred, who declares her a self-centered "zero." Outraged and indignant, Deb attempts to persuade Fred to return her to her shallow existence but is accidentally relegated to the body of the recently deceased Jane Bingum (Brooke Elliott). A brilliant, thoughtful and plus-size attorney with a loyal assistant (Margaret Cho), Jane has always lived in the shadow of her more comely colleagues, whereas Deb has always relied on her external beauty. Now, by a twist of fate and a bolt of divine intervention, Deb must come to terms with inhabiting Jane’s plus-size frame and learn to reconcile her beauty queen ways with her brilliant new mind.

Drop Dead Diva’s seamless blend of heart and humour has scored well in the States, where it premiered with 2.8 million viewers, the highest-rated original drama series debut across key demographics on cable network Lifetime since 2007.  Marking a dramatic leap from the prior four-week time period average, the series delivered stellar results across its key demographics – a 148% gain among women 18 to 40 and a 158% increase among women 25-54! Creator of the series Josh Berman, despite having previously dabbled in ‘darker’ shows like CSI and Vanished, has evidently nailed the recipe for Drop Dead Diva in a delightfully refreshing manner.

Not to be missed is the dream list of guest stars, from Elliot Gould, Rosie O’Donnell, Paula Abdul, Kathy Najimy, Jorja Fox, to Tim Gunn who will appear as himself. Especially ironic is Jorja Fox of CSI fame who will leap over to the other side of the law as an ex-convict and Paula Abdul who will return as a judge in the wake of her American Idol exit, but this time with a gavel in hand.

For all the light-hearted frivolity that makes Drop Dead Diva such engaging escapist fare, there is an underlying message to convey. As Jane so aptly pointed out in a closing statement for her case, “Do you notice people have euphemisms for being overweight? Large, plus-sized, full-figured…but no one, not even me, especially not me, wants to say the word fat. ” For all the clichéd farce, Drop Dead Diva is grounded in reality and might have more heart to share than any other show on TV these days.

Is fat the new fabulous? Find out in Drop Dead Diva premiering first and exclusively on Sony Entertainment Television this December!