Los Angeles, Aug 18 (PTI) "How I Met Your Mother" alum Sarah Chalke will star alongside Katherine Heigl in Netflix series "Firefly Lane".

Based on the bestseller of the same name from author Kristin Hannah, the series will see Heigl play a magnetic, ambitious and loyal woman named Tully Hart.

According to The Wrap, Chalke will portray the role of Kate Mularkey, Tully's best friend and soulmate.

The story follows Kate and Tully, who meet as young girls and become inseparable best friends throughout 30 years of ups and downs, successes and failures, depression and disappointments.

When an unthinkable betrayal breaks them apart, the two women go their separate ways, and it is unclear whether they will ever be able to reconcile.

Ben Lawson is also a part of the cast.

Maggie Friedman will write, showrun and executive produce the 10-episode series.

Hannah is also onboard as a co-executive producer.

Peter O'Fallon will direct and executive produce the first episode.

(This is an unedited and auto-generated story from Syndicated News feed, LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body)