Merry Christmas and Happy Boxing Day!

For fans of the Canadian dramedy Being Erica, it is the season of giving. ABC is adapting an American version with Ivan Schneeberg of Temple Street Productions, who produces the original, attached.

The show currently airs in 160 countries and averages half a million viewers in Canada each week. Erin Karpluk, who plays the title character in the original, thinks ABC should shake things up by casting a male in the lead.

"In the back of my head, I've always thought if anyone was to redo this show, I'd like to see how it would change if it was a man," she says.

The third season of Being Erica premieres on SOAPnet on January 26th. We'll have to wait until spring to see if it's renewed for a fourth season.