Payne (TV series) Payne (TV series) Payne is an American sitcom based after the British program "Fawlty Towers". It starred American John Larroquette, who was also an executive producer for the series. "Payne" was a mid-season replacement on CBS and aired in March and April 1999. The show also starred JoBeth Williams, Julie Benz and Rick Batalla. Despite fairly positive reception, and receiving the blessing of John Cleese, who agreed to take a recurring role as the antagonistic rival hotelier if the show was renewed, "Payne" was quickly cancelled. Nine episodes were filmed; eight were aired. "Payne" was a remake of "Fawlty Towers",
Mistresses (UK TV series) Coincidentally, Alyssa Milano's "Charmed" costar Holly Marie Combs was to star and produce it. American Broadcasting Company (a 50% owner of Lifetime) commissioned another "Mistresses" version, which began in 2012, starring Yunjin Kim in the role of Karen (based on Katie from the UK series), Rochelle Aytes as April (based on Trudi from the UK series), Jes Macallan as Josslyn (based on Jessica from the UK series), and Alyssa Milano as Savannah (based on Siobhan from the UK series). Orion Cinema Network announced a South Korean remake of the series, "Mistress", set to air in April 2018. Mistresses (UK TV