Ilene Chaiken Ilene Chaiken, the creator of lesbian series The L Word is developing a new show for CBS about a lesbian doctor. Rhodes to Recovery centres around a lesbian trauma surgeon and her colleague, a straight male neurosurgeon. One of the doctors begins dating the other's ex-wife, complicating the surgeons' relationship. Chaiken was behind the groundbreaking lesbian drama The L Word which ran on US network Showtime from 2004-2009. She also created and was the executive producer of its spin-off The Real L Word, which has had one season so far.
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First published: Saturday, 27th November 2010 - 8:03pm