Christina Applegate is returning to the small screen after a six-year gap to star in Netflix's comedy series, "Dead to Me".
According to EW, the 46-year-old actor will play Jen, a tightly wound widow with a dark sense of humour who does not want to deal with her anger issues.
The streaming giant has ordered 10 episodes of the show, which Applegate will executive produce.
The series comes from "2 Broke Girls" writer Liz Feldman, and Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gloria Sanchez Productions.
Applegate's last regular TV appearance was "Up All Night", which ran for a year till 2011.
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