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Lauren Graham is headed to HBO. Deadline reports the Gilmore Girls star has joined the highly anticipated ninth season of Curb Your Enthusiasm.

The comedy, which stars Larry David as himself, has been on a hiatus since its eighth season ended in 2011. Returning cast members include Cheryl Hines, JB Smoove, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Jeff Garlin, and Susie Essman.

Graham’s character on the series is being kept under wraps, but season nine of Curb Your Enthusiasm is expected to debut on HBO sometime later this year.

In other news, Graham has been cast as the lead of a new comedy pilot for FOX called Linda From HR. From Geoff Barbanell and Itai Grunfeld, the series “centers on the eponymous heroine, Linda Plugh (Graham). All it takes is one bad decision to throw Linda from HR’s monotonous, unfulfilled life into an exciting but dangerous tailspin of balancing work life, home life and a secret that could unravel everything…”

What do you think? Are you a fan of Lauren Graham? Do you watch Curb Your Enthusiasm?