United Kingdom, Feb. 4 -- Ray Romano has been cast in a new "aspirational family drama".

The 68-year-old star - best known for his leading role in classic sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond - is set to front new HBO Max drama pilot How To Survive Without Me, which follows a family in the wake of the death of matriarch Beverly.

As reported by Deadline, Ray will be widower Leo De Angelis, whose family are trying to navigated a difficult time in their lives, while Beverly has found a way to keep running things even after her passing.

Leo and his five complicated children have to figure out their lives without their wife and mother respectively, while doing their best to remain connected despite drifting after her death.

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