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Actress Holly Hunter will star in a new program on HBO created by Alan Ball, his latest program for the network.聽

鈥淏atman v. Superman鈥� actress Hunter will appear on the program as Audrey Black, a lawyer married to a philosophy teacher,聽and mother to four children, three of whom are adopted.

Hunter also recently appeared in the 鈥淏onnie & Clyde鈥� miniseries, the TV show 鈥淭op of the Lake,鈥� and the 2012 film 鈥淲on鈥檛 Back Down.鈥� She won an Oscar for Best Actress for the 1993 movie 鈥淭he Piano.鈥�

Ball's name is a familiar one for HBO fans, as he was also the creator for the acclaimed HBO TV program 鈥淪ix Feet Under鈥� and HBO鈥檚 鈥淭rue Blood.鈥澛�

鈥淪ix,鈥� which stars Frances Conroy, Michael C. Hall, and Peter Krause, depicts the life of a family that is in charge of a funeral home, and is still regularly named one of the best TV programs ever. It aired on HBO from 2001 to 2005. Ball鈥檚 show 鈥淭rue Blood,鈥� which stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, and Alexander Skarsgard, aired from 2008 to 2014 and centers on supernatural events that occur in a small Louisiana town.聽

Early shows like 鈥淭he Sopranos鈥� and 鈥淪ix鈥� helped make HBO a destination for acclaimed programming, with other well-reviewed shows that came later including 鈥淐urb Your Enthusiasm,鈥� 鈥淏ig Love,鈥� 鈥淏oardwalk Empire,鈥� and 鈥淕ame of Thrones.鈥澛�

Today, HBO continues to be a strong presence at, for example, the Emmys, often regarded as TV鈥檚 highest honor. Earlier this year, HBO became the network to pick up the most Emmys overall again, with its programs 鈥淕ame of Thrones,鈥� 鈥淰eep,鈥� and 鈥淟ast Week Tonight with John Oliver鈥� all winning prizes.聽HBO held the title of most-winning network the two years before that, as well.聽