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You wouldn't necessarily think that two male producers would put their heads together to come up with a new fall TV series and immediately think "infertility." But that's exactly what was on the minds of the creators of NBC's new drama, Inconceivable, which you can catch at 10pm on Fridays starting September 23. (You can also find out what real women think of the show in our parenting section.) Producers Marco Pennette and Oliver Goldstick both started families with their respective partners via surrogates, which ended up giving birth to the idea of a series set in a fertility clinic that deals with the moral, legal, religious and ethical issues that arise.
As soon as they started casting for the large ensemble ‑- which will include the newest Desperate Housewives neighbor Alfre Woodard for the first few episodes as a shrink ‑- their stars started to get in on the conception! The show's two main female leads, Ming-Na and Angie Harmon, both turned out to be pregnant. Harmon (who previously starred on Law & Order and husband Jason Sehorn had their second daughter, Avery, on June 22. Former ER star Ming-Na is currently pregnant with her second child.)
What does motherhood and stardom hold in store for them on a set filled with sets of twins and triplets? We asked Ming-Na and Angie Harmon in an interview before the show started:
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