‘The Sopranos‘ the famous mob drama came to an end almost two years back and Edie Falco, who played the role of Carmela Soprano, wife to Tony Soprano, had been waiting for the right script in order to make her comeback on the television. And the moment she was offered the role of Nurse Jackie, in the series with the same title, she just could not say no to it.

We saw her playing to the hilt the role of Carmela Soprano, a woman who had been shown as materialistic, well organized and strong in all the six seasons of ‘The Sopranos’. Let’s hope that the she will do the same kind of justice to her new role of Nurse Jackie. But let me admit that Pilot of the series was quite promising.

‘Nurse Jackie’ will premiere on the Showtime on June 8, 2009. In this dark comedy, Edie will play the role of Nurse Jackie. She herself is a breast cancer survivor but the way she will treat her patients, is going to be the most interesting part of the series. The character that Edie will be playing has a dual personality. On one hand, she is angelic as a nurse, a wife and a mother but on the other hand, she is addicted to painkillers, commits adultery and acts as a vigilante.

The main source of laughter in the series ‘Nurse Jackie’ will come from her way of dealing with her patients in most wicked, heartbreaking and the funny manner.

When asked about how this happened, this is what Eddie had to say. “I started reading a lot of scripts after I finished The Sopranos. I thought I would know when the right script came - and that’s what happened.”

She was quite excited about her this role and further added, “I was included in conversations about production - cast and crew decisions, dialogue, etc. and have been surprised to discover that I actually have opinions about these things and have loved being part of the larger process.”

So let’s all just wait for the series to premiere and watch Edie in her completely new and exciting role.