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Days after her limited series adaptation of 'Today Will Be Different' landed at HBO comes word that the Oscar winner is in talks to headline the TV drama series 'Homecoming' from 'Mr. Robot' creator Sam Esmail.

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00:00It's looking like Julia Roberts has her eye on the small screen.

00:03Just days after her limited series adaptation of Today Will Be Different landed at HBO,

00:08comes word that the Oscar winner is in talks to headline the TV drama series Homecoming

00:13from Mr. Robot creator Sam S. Male.

00:16Based on the fictional podcast of the same name,

00:18Homecoming is described as a political thriller centering on a caseworker at a secret government facility.

00:25Roberts would play the caseworker's supervisor.

00:27Meanwhile, just a few days ago in a competitive bidding situation,

00:30HBO made a development deal for the Annapurna television project Today Will Be Different.

00:35Roberts will star and produce the adaptation through her Red Om Films banner,

00:39which would mark a return to television for the actress,

00:41who most recently starred in the HBO 2014 original film The Normal Heart.

00:46The series is just the latest in a slew of TV projects that have seen A-list stars sign on.

00:52Meryl Streep is fronting J.J. Abrams' The Knicks.

00:54Julianne Moore and Robert De Niro are starring in David O. Russell's Amazon Mafia drama.

00:59And Miles Teller is leading Nicholas Winding Refn's Too Old to Die Young.

01:04Let us know what you think of Julia Roberts' return to TV

01:06and her possible team-up with the Mr. Robot creator.

01:09For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Paul Costabile.

01:11See you guys.

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