Jennifer Aniston is talking about her decision to star in and executive produce the upcoming adaptation of Jennette McCurdy ‘s memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died .

The 56-year-old actress told People that the project “immediately intrigued” her.

Jennifer will executive produce the 10-episode limited series for Apple TV and will also star in it as a fictionalized version of Jennette ‘s mother. As for Jennette herself, she will be stepping into a showrunner role.

“When it came across my desk as an option, an offer to play this character and work with Jennette and Sharon Horgan and LuckyChap, I was pretty much immediately intrigued and flattered and excited,” the Friends alum told the outlet, “It’s going to be wonderful. It’s going to be pretty great to start shooting it.

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