The L Word hires hot directors for third season

Showtime announced Tuesday that the third season of The L Word will feature some of today's hottest independent film and theater directors to work behind the camera of the lesbian-themed hit drama. Among those directing season 3's episodes will be Angela Robinson (D.E.B.S., Herbie: Fully Loaded), Moises Kaufman (The Laramie Project), Rose Troche (Go Fish, The Safety of Objects), Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), Bronwen Hughes (Forces of Nature, Harriet the Spy), Burr Steers (Igby Goes Down), and Frank Pierson (Soldier's Girl, Dog Day Afternoon). No word yet on when the third season will premiere.