Dolly Wells and Emily Mortimer star in “Doll & Em”

Real fictional friends: Some people make friends at work. Others just bring their friends with them. "Doll & Em," HBO's British import about an actress who hires her best friend to be her assistant, delighted audiences with its first season, so it's no surprise that a second season has arrived. The sophomore season premieres Sunday, Sept. 13, on the premium channel.

Returning for this second season are Emily Mortimer ("Shutter Island," 2010, "Hugo," 2011) and Dolly Wells ("Bridget Jones's Diary," 2001) as fictionalized versions of themselves. The two real-life best friends also play best friends on screen, and the first season ended with their friendship very nearly ruined.

Luckily, the two have made up and the second season will revolve around them writing and producing a play that they're hoping to take to Broadway -- or, failing that, off-Broadway.

Of course, the play will need actors, and that's where this season's guest stars come in. Hollywood stars Evan Rachel Wood ("Across the Universe," 2007, "The Wrestler," 2008) and Olivia Wilde ("TRON: Legacy," 2010, "Rush," 2013) will be playing themselves, cast in the lead roles of the troubled production.

Just to make things even more surreal, the play that's being written by the titular characters is itself a fictional retelling of their relationship.

So, to recap: Emily Mortimer and Dolly Wells star in a show in which they play fictional versions of themselves, writing a play about their own fictional selves.

It's a concept that's just crazy enough to be funny, and if the reaction that the first season got was any indication of the second, it's bound to be hilarious. "Doll & Em" premieres its second season Sunday, Sept. 13, on HBO.

Not another period drama: They love it! They really, really love it! Comedy Central has been going through some big changes lately, with favorites Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert parting ways with the channel, but at least one of its new shows has found its own audience.

"Another Period" just wrapped up its first season, and Comedy Central has already ordered up a second one for next year.

A laugh-out-loud comedy that spoofs both "Downton Abbey" and "Keeping Up with the Kardashians," the satire was praised by reviewers and pulled in a sizeable audience.

The show was created by Natasha Leggero ("He's Just Not That Into You," 2009) and Riki Lindhome ("Million Dollar Baby," 2004), who also headline the cast, and also stars a roster of highly respected talent: Paget Brewster ("Criminal Minds"), Michael Ian Black ("Wet Hot American Summer," 2001), David Wain ("Role Models," 2008), Jason Ritter ("Gravity Falls") and Christina Hendricks ("Mad Men").

"Another Period" follows the lives of the aristocratic Rhode Island Bellacourt family and their servants, living at the turn of the 20th century. If the show makes one thing clear as its spoiled gentry live out their lives of privilege while not really doing much of anything, it's that the more things change, the more they stay the same.

The second season of Comedy Central's "Another Period" is expected to premiere in 2016.

'Sleepy' remodel: "Sleepy Hollow" is getting a makeover. Fox's supernatural drama has been a hit with critics and a success with audiences, but with a new showrunner at the helm, a few tweaks are being made, including some new faces being added to the cast.

Avid watchers might remember Zach Appelman ("A Midsummer Night's Dream," 2014) from last season, in which he had a recurring role as Joe Corbin -- a cursed Wendigo who was eventually cured. Now fully human again, he's been upped to a series regular.

There are some whole new faces joining, too, and not just as recurring characters: they'll be full-fledged cast members. Nikki Reed ("Twilight," 2008), Shannyn Sossamon ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," 2005) and Lance Gross ("House of Payne") have all been confirmed to be joining the cast.

Interestingly, Gross was first announced to be joining the cast back in July in a recurring role. Now that he's been upped to series regular, it would seem that his character -- a high-ranking FBI special agent -- will be an important addition to "Sleepy Hollow's" ongoing story.

Set in Sleepy Hollow, New York -- a real town -- in the present day, "Sleepy Hollow" is inspired by the classic short story by Washington Irving. When the monstrous Headless Horseman returns to Sleepy Hollow 200 years after its death, the man who killed it, Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison, "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen," 2011), also comes back to life.

With his fate intertwined with the murderous horseman, the man ripped from the 18th century teams up with a local cop, Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie, "Shame," 2011), to help stem the tide of rising evil.

The third season of "Sleepy Hollow" is set to premiere Thursday, Oct. 1, on Fox.