Virginia Madsen to play criminal mom in ABC series

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Virginia Madsen will play the lead role in ABC's comedic drama series "Scoundrels," which is set for an eight-episode run in the summer.

Based on the New Zealand series "Outrageous Fortune," it centers on the matriarch (Madsen) of a family of criminals who decides that it's time for her brood to go straight after her husband is sentenced to a long prison term.

Catherine O'Hara played the role in ABC's first attempt to remake the series, the 2008 pilot "Good Behavior."

Madsen, who received an Oscar nomination five years ago for her supporting role in "Sideways," recently had a recurring role on the final season of "Monk."