VH1 shines a light on the often humorous, ugly and catty behind-the-scenes exploits of a daytime talk show in its new scripted series Daytime Divas.

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Based on former The View cohost Star Jones’ novel Satan’s Sisters, Divas stars Vanessa Williams as Maxine Robinson, the leader of five on-air cohosts of fictional women’s talk show The Lunch Hour. The roster also includes comedian Mo (Tichina Arnold), outspoken conservative voice Heather (Fiona Gubelmann), former child star/recovering addict Kibby (Chloe Bridges) and journalist Nina (Camile Guaty).

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The soap opera-esque show focuses much of its attention on the off-screen drama between the backstabbing ladies, revealing several inappropriate relationships, backroom deals and dirty secrets that threaten to derail the popular series. When one of the hosts falls ill, the remaining, power-hungry ladies look to grab a greater share of the spotlight.

Fans of VH1’s drama-filled reality series should find Daytime Divas entertaining.

Singer/actress Vanessa Williams will play the lead role in VH1’s upcoming scripted series based on Star Jones’ book Satan Sisters: A Novel Oof Fiction, the network said Tuesday.

Williams will play the role of Maxine, creator and host of a popular, long-running TV talk show who fears she’ll soon be pushed out of her role as part of a power struggle among others involved in the show, according to the network.

Williams most recently starred in the final season of Desperate Housewives and has appeared in several series including Ugly Betty.

Jones will serve as executive producer of the series -- which will launch in 2017 -- along with Josh Berman (Drop Dead Diva) and Suzanne de Passe (Temptations), VH1 said.