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TNT Picks Up 2 New Dramas, Big-Name Leads

TNT is in negotiations to pick up drama pilots "Grace" and "Heartland," while deciding not to bring back paramedic drama "Saved" for a second season, sources said.

Like TNT's hit cop drama "The Closer," which stars Kyra Sedgwick, both "Grace" and "Heartland" boast big-name leads. Oscar winner Holly Hunter heads "Grace," playing a jaded Oklahoma City police detective who gets a visit from an angel and a chance to redeem her life. Its slated for a 10 p.m. spot.

In "Heartland," a medical drama, Treat Williams stars as a surgeon. The show is set in the high-stakes world of heart transplant surgery.

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