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Alex Borstein Leads Perimenopause Drama “Turn the Lights Back On”

6/16/2026

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Alex Borstein is attached to star as Emma in Turn the Lights Back On, Dave Pantano’s debut.
The drama, likened to Little Miss Sunshine and August: Osage County, follows Emma’s perimenopause and her mother’s move to assisted living as casting starts this month, financed by Dino Maglaris, Harrison Chiu and Marni Rosenzweig.
Borstein, a two-Emmy winner for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, joins Pantano, who previously executive-produced the Peacock documentary Adaptive.

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Story summary

Alex Borstein is attached to star as Emma in Turn the Lights Back On, Dave Pantano’s debut.
The drama, likened to Little Miss Sunshine and August: Osage County, follows Emma’s perimenopause and her mother’s move to assisted living as casting starts this month, financed by Dino Maglaris, Harrison Chiu and Marni Rosenzweig.
Borstein, a two-Emmy winner for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, joins Pantano, who previously executive-produced the Peacock documentary Adaptive.