Australian actress Jacki Weaver is to star in a new television series from Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.

The series, Blunt Talk, is a collaboration between MacFarlane and Bored To Death creator Jonathan Ames.

Jacki Weaver on the promo trail in Sydney this year. Credit:Kate Geraghty

In what is becoming a trend, the cable channel Starz has commissioned two seasons of 10 episodes. That is a break with the tradition of filming a pilot and then ordering a single series.

A total of 20 one-hour episodes have been commissioned.