MWM Studios to Develop Television Series Based on the Novel "All Adults Here", by Emma Straub
LOS ANGELES - May 7, 2020 - MWM Studios has announced the development of a new untitled series based on the recently released “All Adults Here,” written by Emma Straub. Straub and Sarah Heyward (HBO “Girls”) are set to Co-Executive Produce and co-write the series with MWM Studios. The announcement was made today by Gigi Pritzker, CEO and Co-Founder of MWM. Upcoming MWM Studios projects include the third season of Emmy Award-winning television series “Genius,” following the life and work of Aretha Franklin, starring award-winning actress and artist Cynthia Erivo, and the upcoming action comedy film “My Spy,” starring Dave Bautista soon streaming exclusively on Amazon Prime.
“All Adults Here” is a story about the beautiful messiness of being a family—aging parents, adult siblings, high school boyfriends, middle school mean girls—and all the things that follow us into adulthood, whether we like it or not.” Colorfully set in a Hudson Valley community populated with a quirky cast of characters spanning three generations, Straub’s novel takes her signature wit upstate, exploring the complexities of small-town life and what it’s like to live as an adult in the same place where you grew up. At all stages of life, Straub captures what it means to be in a family—gloriously flawed, endlessly frustrated, unconditionally loved—and poignantly reminds us how growing up never really ends. Tackling serious questions around parenting, mortality, and regret in a way that is both hilariously honest and heartfelt.
SARAH AND EMMA QUOTE
“We are thrilled to adapt All Adults Here into a television series with MWM Studios – a company with a history of empowering artists to create distinctive and award-winning content,” said Straub and Heyward. “It’s been incredibly exciting to explore the book anew and to expand the way we see these characters and their world. We cannot wait to bring this story to the screen.”
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“Straub is one of the most exciting young voices in literature,” said Gigi Pritzker, CEO & Co-Founder, MWM. “Her wit, storytelling, and unique perspective draw you in, and we look forward to working closely with her and Sarah to bring this project to the screen.”
Emma Straub is the New York Times bestselling novelist of “Modern Lovers” and “The Vacationers,” and her books have been published in more than 20 countries. Straub and her husband own and operate Books Are Magic, an independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.
Sarah Heyward is a writer and producer whose television credits include the HBO series “Girls,” “SKAM Austin” on Facebook Watch, and Amazon’s “Modern Love.” She has sold feature screenplays to Universal, Good Universe, and Netflix. She currently has television and film projects in development at Netflix, Amazon, and FX.
ABOUT MWM STUDIOS
MWM Studios teams with first-class storytellers to produce premium film and television content that empowers creators and amplifies their vision across genres. MWM Studios, led by Rachel Shane, Chief Creative Officer, is the award-winning division behind such groundbreaking, and critically acclaimed projects as 2016's Golden Globe and Academy Award Best Picture nominated "Hell or High Water," Edward Norton's feature adaptation of Jonathan Lethem's "Motherless Brooklyn," written, directed and starring Norton, in partnership with Warner Bros and Class 5 Films, the action-thriller "21 Bridges" starring Chadwick Boseman and directed by Brian Kirk and produced by Joe and Anthony Russo, the upcoming third season of Emmy Award-winning television series "Genius," follows the life and work of Aretha Franklin starring award-winning actress and artist Cynthia Erivo, and the upcoming action comedy film "My Spy," starring Dave Bautista set for Amazon Prime.
Currently in post-production at MWM Studios is the biopic "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" with Andrew Garfield set to star opposite Jessica Chastain with Michael Showalter directing, the feature adaptation of Ali Benjamin's best-selling young adult novel "The Thing About Jellyfish," "Code of Silence," based on the true story of corruption cover-up in the Chicago Police Department and the film adaptation of Serial Box original, "The Co-founder." Past releases include "Drive," starring Ryan Gosling; the 2010 Academy Award-nominated drama "Rabbit Hole," starring Nicole Kidman; "The Way Way Back," starring Steve Carell; and the futuristic sci-fi film "Ender's Game."
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