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Lipstick Jungle

2008TV-142 seasons6.1 / 10

Bright lights. Big city. Best friends

Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.

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Synopsis

Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.

Season 1 episodes

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Episode 1

Pilot

Feb 7, 200841m

Three longtime friends - Victory, Nico, and Wendy - are challenged with keeping up with complicated business and personal lives. For Wendy, being a big shot film executive, a wife and a mother proves to be a heavy daily juggle. Victory, meanwhile, is struggling to revive her once top notch fashion career. Finally, Nico must deal with serious marriage issues besides a stressful working life. For these three powerful women, the road to success in all aspects of their lives can be quite bumpy. Luckily, they have each other for support along the ride.

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Guest stars Christopher Cousins, Marcia DeBonis, Leia Thompson, Dylan Clark Marshall, Sarah Hyland, Manu Narayan, Seth Kirschner, Julian Sands

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Episode 2

Chapter Two: Nothing Sacred

Feb 14, 200840m

Wendy enjoys the success of her company's most recent movie, but only for now. Wendy finds out that her nemesis, Janice Lashera promoted a novel for publication, defacing her as an empowered businesswoman and, even worse in her eyes, a bad mother. Elsewhere, Nico's relationship with Kirby heat's up, and instills Nico with this liberating mentality to shake things up around the office. Meanwhile, Victory has a problem with the downsizing of her company to just one employee, herself. However, she is very intrigued by her new man, Joe Bennett, who turns out to be a very different person than the one she though.

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Directed by Timothy BusfieldGuest stars Melanie Mayron, Christopher Cousins, Kerry Butler, Adriane Lenox, Lorraine Bracco, Dylan Clark Marshall, André De Shields, Sarah Hyland

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Episode 3

Chapter Three: Pink Poison

Feb 21, 200841m

Wendy's rival, Janice Lasher, makes Wendy looks bad as a mother when she is preparing to release her new book. Wendy tries to proves the claims incorrect by bringing her daughter to a "Women in Media" luncheon. On the other hand, Nico tries to slow down on her affair with Kirby. Victory introduces Mr. Joe Bennett to Wendy and Nico, which leads to a major change in which direction the relationship will go.

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Directed by Jace AlexanderGuest stars Melanie Mayron, Christopher Cousins, Adriane Lenox, Lorraine Bracco, Marcia DeBonis, Dylan Clark Marshall, Sarah Hyland, Matt Lauria

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Episode 4

Chapter Four: Bombay Highway

Feb 28, 200840m

Wendy has her eyes on a film in India which she feels great about, but the film doesn't seem to be a money making scheme. Wendy, however, throws a premiere party and gives Victory an opportunity to design for a star actress. Meanwhile, Nico tells Victory and Wendy about her affair with Kirby.

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Directed by Jay ChandrasekharWritten by Rob BraginGuest stars Shannon McGinnis, Christopher Cousins, Dylan Clark Marshall, Rondi Reed, Sarah Hyland, Leven Rambin, Matt Lauria, Seth Kirschner

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Episode 5

Chapter Five: Dressed To Kill

Mar 6, 200841m

Victory discovers that someone has stolen her designs and learns a trusted, former employee has betrayed her. Wendy, unwittingly, uses her position to rejuvenate her husband's music career by getting him a job composing for one of her movies. Nico continues her affair with Kirby but she's finding it hard to follow her own rules for the relationship and must battle her own jealousy.

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Directed by Timothy BusfieldWritten by Amanda LasherGuest stars Amanda Loncar, Kerry Butler, Charles Busch, Dylan Clark Marshall, Jason Antoon, Sarah Hyland, Matt Lauria, Ronald Guttman

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Episode 6

Chapter Six: Take the High Road

Mar 13, 200841m

Nico and Wendy go on a business trip to Scotland; Victory grows suspicious of her newfound investor.

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Directed by Timothy BusfieldWritten by Lisa MelamedGuest stars Jennifer Leigh Warren, Marcia DeBonis, Matt Lauria, Ronald Guttman, Julian Sands, David Alan Basche, Bradley White, James Bigwood

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Episode 7

Chapter Seven: Carpe Threesome

Mar 20, 200839mfinale

Wendy deals with a difficult scriptwriter. Nico faces a harsh reality when she learns that Charles has had a heart attack. Victory gets used to the idea of Joe being her boss instead of her boyfriend.

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Directed by Timothy BusfieldWritten by Lisa Alden, Dan BucatinskyGuest stars Bobby Cannavale, Shannon McGinnis, Christopher Cousins, Marsha Mason, Adriane Lenox, Matt Lauria, Marguerite Stimpson, Seth Kirschner

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Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026

More about Lipstick Jungle

Cast

Brooke ShieldsWendy Healy

Kim RaverNico Reilly

Lindsay PriceVictory Ford

Paul BlackthorneShane Healy

Andrew McCarthyJoe Bennett

Robert BuckleyKirby Atwood

Carlos PonceRodrigo Vega

Maria ThayerCassidy

Credits

Created by: Eileen Heisler, DeAnn Heline
Written by: Dan Bucatinsky, Rob Bragin, Amanda Lasher, Lisa Alden, Lisa Melamed

Production details

Status: Ended
Series type: Scripted
Episodes: 20
Original language: English

Networks & production

NBCUnited States
Blackie and Blondie Productions

Themes

career womanfashionfemale friendshipnew york city

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