Overview
- Netflix, which announced the package Wednesday, secured screen rights in a six-way bidding war and set Gwyneth Paltrow to star.
- Heidi Schreck will write the script, and Stacey Sher will produce, with Paltrow also serving as an executive producer.
- The film is in early development with no director, no further casting, and no release date, and some outlets say author Belle Burden may also be an executive producer.
- The memoir debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times list after a January release and recounts a marriage that unravels at the start of the pandemic.
- The pickup reflects Netflix’s strategy to turn buzzy books into prestige films, which helps tap an existing readership and attract awards-minded talent.