Shepherd lined up for 'Freakin' Family'

Cybill Shepherd has been lined up for the lead in ABC's comedy pilot My Freakin' Family.

According to Deadline, Shepherd will play an "uptight sophisticated mum" called Nell in the Erica Rivinoja-penned project. The show follows a young couple who have their lives changed when a new baby brings four very different grandparents into their lives.

Nell will be determined to give her grandson a traditional Indian upbringing and will go to war with the other grandparents to get what she wants.

Shepherd's recent TV roles include parts in No Ordinary Family and $h*! My Dad Says.