Meg Ryan will star in HBO mini-series

Meg Ryan will play the role of Carrie Fisher in a mini-series for HBO. The series is an adaptation of Fisher's novel, The Best Awful, which is semi-autobiographical and fictionalizes many of the events in Fisher's life. The main character is Suzanne Vale, a bi-polar actress who marries a studio executive who leaves her and their three-year old daughter for another man. She's also the daughter of a former Hollywood starlet and is addicted to drugs and alcohol. The novel chronicles her mental breakdown and eventual build-up to a somewhat stable life. It seems like a good fit, since Meg Ryan does 'crazy' characters pretty well.

Carrie Fisher is writing the small screen adaptation of her novel, which is considered a sequel to Postcards From the Edge. Fisher and Ryan are producing the project, along with Bruce Cohen and Richard LaGravenese, the duo who produced American Beauty and ABC's upcoming thriller series, The Traveler.