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Netflix Orders 'Lovesick' Straight to Series With Claire Danes

The pickup signals Netflix’s push to lock down prestige dramas early.

Overview

  • Netflix, which won a competitive bidding fight Wednesday, gave the romantic drama a straight-to-series order.
  • Claire Danes will star as Annika and also executive produce, while Sarah Treem will write the series and serve as showrunner.
  • The story follows a renowned breast cancer surgeon who receives her own diagnosis and crosses paths with a rising politician, exploring love, illness, family and purpose.
  • The show adapts the 2024 Israeli series The Best Worst Thing from Keshet 12 and is produced by Universal Television and Keshet Studios with Avi Nir, Keren Shahar and Peter Traugott as executive producers.
  • No release date has been announced and Danes is the only confirmed cast member as the project enters early development.