BACK FROM THE DEAD. Drop Dead Diva renewed for season 5 in a surprise cancellation reversal.

The cancelled drama Drop Dead Diva is getting renewed and is suddenly coming back from the dead and will be getting a 5th season after Drop Dead Diva, seen in South Africa on M-Net Series (DStv 114) was abruptly cancelled in America in January at the end of its 4th season without storyline conclusion.

Drop Dead Diva was produced by Sony Pictures Television and although the viewership remained good enough, became too expensive to continue for the American TV channel Lifetime.

Now there's real-life imitating art, for the show which is coming back from the dead similar to the story of the dead aspiring model coming back to life, trapped in the body of an intelligent, larger-bodied lawyer played by Brooke Elliott.

Drop Dead Diva is being revived for a 5th season after Sony Pictures Television reworked the cost structure for the show in a deal with Lifetime.