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‘L WORD’ LOCKS PRISON SPINOFF

Think of it as “Oz” –for women.

Showtime has confirmed it recently completed a “spinoff pilot” of “The L Word” in which one the show’s most popular characters (Leisha Hailey) lands in prison for murder.

“It’s tied into the ‘L Word’ story line this year with the Jenny character that gets killed,” network president Bob Greenblatt tells The Post.

Famke Janssen (“Nip/Tuck”) guest stars in the first episode along with Melissa Leo (“Frozen River”) and Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne”) who appear as prison guards.

“It’s not all lesbians like The L Word,” Greenblatt says. “It is more of a sort of mixed group of female characters, some of whom are lesbians. It is not as dark as ‘Oz.’ There have been a lot of female prison shows over the years that have been campy. This is not campy.”

The program, which has not yet been officially picked up by Showtime, is created by Ilene Chaiken. No other cast members from “The L Word” are attached yet.

“We’ll make that decision in the next couple of months,” Greenblatt says.

The working title is “The Farm,” he says.