WHITNEY's Zoe Lister Jones Heading to CBS' FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES Pilot

Zoe Lister Jones is abandoning Whitney for those with BETTER LIVES.

According to Deadline, Jones has officially signed on to co-star alongside James Van Der Beek and Kevin Connolly in CBS' upcoming pilot FRIENDS WITH BETTER LIVES.

The multi-camera project, from Dana Klein, will be directed by James Burrows and will be produced by 20th Century FOX TV and Kaplan Entertainment. The comedy follows a group of 30something friends who each think the other has a better life.

Lister will play "the competitive and narcissistic Kate, who is super successful at work but a mess in her dating life."

Connolly will play Van Der Beek's best friends, 'Bobby Lutz,' a gynecologist, father and loving husband. Lutz is described as "more of a girls' guy than a guys' guy" and "former nerd."

Van Der Beek will portray 'Will,' described as "a sarcastic gynecologist who expects the absolute worst from everyone after his (soon-to-be) ex-wife's infidelity."

Brooklyn Decker and Rick Donald have also inked deals to co-star.

For the original report, head on over to Deadline.

Zoe Lister Jones appeared on Broadway in The Little Dog Laughed in a role she created at Second Stage, and opposite Jeff Goldbum and Justin Long in Seminar. Other New York stage credits include The Marriage of Bette and Boo (Roundabout), The Accomplices (New Group) and her one-woman show Codependence is a Four-Letter Word, which she produced, wrote and starred in (PS 122). She is the executive producer, co-writer and star of FOX Searchlight's upcoming film Lola.

Versus, and she co-wrote, produced and starred in the indie comedy Breaking Upwards. Other screen credits include The Other Guys, Salt, State of Play, Shadows and Lies, The Wedding Bros, Adult Swim's "Delocated" and CBS' "The Good Wife."