MacDowell's role was greatly expanded after the pilot. "We weren't sure how much Andie would be available [during the pilot," Blair said, but she will appear in all 10 episodes. Executive producer Gavin Polone, who previously worked with Blair on an HBO pilot, interjected with a joke: "We basically lied to her about" how much shed have to work.

Johansson, 27, who is currently playing Psycho star Janet Leigh in Hitchcock with Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren, was a veritable gold mine in a provocative off-the-shoulder Dolce & Gabbana gown with Christian Louboutin heels. We admit that the low-waisted Barbie-esque lace skirt kinda threw us.