TV See a redheaded Julianna Margulies in first photos from AMC's Dietland The series, based on the novel by Sarai Walker, also stars Joy Nash By Dana Schwartz Dana Schwartz Dana Schwartz is a former correspondent at Entertainment Weekly. She left EW in 2019. EW's editorial guidelines Published on April 12, 2018 12:00PM EDT Close 01 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC In the new AMC show Dietland, Joy Nash stars as Plum Kettle, an unhappy advice columnist at a teen magazine who dreams of being thin. 02 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) plays Kitty Montgomery, the editor of the magazine where Plum works. 03 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC The show, from Marti Noxon (Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce), is based on the debut novel by Sarai Walker. 04 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Dietland is the first project in Marti Noxon's three-year deal with independent studio Skydance. 05 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Plum (Nash) saves up for a drastic weight-loss surgery when her life is interrupted by a mysterious, feminist organization that draws her into a dark underworld. 06 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC As Plum enters the feminist group known as “Calliope House,” a guerrilla group commits seemingly unrelated acts of vigilante justice around the city. 07 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC The terrorist group, “Jennifer,” targets men who have mistreated women. 08 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Erin Darke (Good Girls Revolt) costars as Leeta. 09 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Tamara Tunie (Law & Order: SVU) costars as Julia. 10 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Ricardo Dávila portrays Eladio. 11 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Adam Rothenberg (BBC America's Ripper Street) plays Dominic. 12 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Tramell Tillman plays Steven. 13 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Robin Weigert (Sons of Anarchy) portrays Verena. 14 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC Rowena King (Of Kings and Prophets) plays journalist Cheryl Crane-Murphy. 15 of 15 Patrick Harbron/AMC The show will launch June 4 on AMC with back-to-back episodes .