Exclusive: Having successfully adapted The Summer I Turned Pretty books into the popular Prime Video YA series, Wiip is aiming to do the same with another YA title. The independent studio has acquired Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ novel Little White Lies, to develop for television.
Like the breakout first season of Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Little White Lies takes place over a debutante season.
It is a mystery series about a teenager from the wrong side of the tracks who agrees to move in with her estranged maternal grandmother and do a debutante year, but only because she’s determined to figure out which scion of Southern high society is her biological father.
Wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Barnes and A Star Is Born executive producer Heather Parry, who brought the project to the studio.
“Heather and I grew...
Like the breakout first season of Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Little White Lies takes place over a debutante season.
It is a mystery series about a teenager from the wrong side of the tracks who agrees to move in with her estranged maternal grandmother and do a debutante year, but only because she’s determined to figure out which scion of Southern high society is her biological father.
Wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Barnes and A Star Is Born executive producer Heather Parry, who brought the project to the studio.
“Heather and I grew...
- 2/26/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Wiip, the company behind the Emmy-winning HBO miniseries Mare of Easttown, has acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of the horror graphic novel Adamtine, Deadline reports. Mark Roybal, Paul Lee, and Nate Winslow will be producing the film, while the graphic novel’s writer Hannah Berry serves as executive producer. The deal was brokered by Berry’s representative, Emma Topping of Viv Loves Film.
Berry told Deadline that Mare of Easttown is one of her “favorite series of the last ten years,” so she feels that she “could not have asked for a better home” for Adamtine than Wiip. She went on to say, “I’m delighted beyond measure, and hugely grateful to Emma Topping for making it happen. I’m very much looking forward to working with Wiip and – in the best possible way – unsettling a lot of people together.”
Roybal added, “When we were introduced to Hannah’s masterful graphic novel,...
Berry told Deadline that Mare of Easttown is one of her “favorite series of the last ten years,” so she feels that she “could not have asked for a better home” for Adamtine than Wiip. She went on to say, “I’m delighted beyond measure, and hugely grateful to Emma Topping for making it happen. I’m very much looking forward to working with Wiip and – in the best possible way – unsettling a lot of people together.”
Roybal added, “When we were introduced to Hannah’s masterful graphic novel,...
- 11/14/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The next graphic novel to make the leap to the screen is Hannah Berry’s Adamtine, with Deadline reporting this morning that Wiip will be turning the graphic novel into a film.
Mark Roybal (“Mare of Easttown”) will produce the upcoming horror movie alongside wiip’s Paul Lee and Nate Winslow. Berry will serve as an executive producer.
In Adamtine, four strangers on the last train home, all with their own connections to a serial killer, are stalked by a sneaking, shapeless evil with nowhere to run.
“I’m very much looking forward to working with wiip and – in the best possible way – unsettling a lot of people together,” Hannah Berry said in a statement this week.
The graphic novel was originally published in 2012.
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Mark Roybal (“Mare of Easttown”) will produce the upcoming horror movie alongside wiip’s Paul Lee and Nate Winslow. Berry will serve as an executive producer.
In Adamtine, four strangers on the last train home, all with their own connections to a serial killer, are stalked by a sneaking, shapeless evil with nowhere to run.
“I’m very much looking forward to working with wiip and – in the best possible way – unsettling a lot of people together,” Hannah Berry said in a statement this week.
The graphic novel was originally published in 2012.
The post ‘Adamtine’ – Horror Graphic Novel from Hannah Berry Getting a Movie Adaptation appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
- 11/14/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Wiip has snapped up rights to Adamtine, a horror graphic novel by award-winner Hannah Berry, to develop for film.
Returning to his feature roots after exec producing HBO’s Emmy-winning miniseries Mare of Easttown, as well as its political drama White House Plumbers, Mark Roybal will produce alongside wiip’s Paul Lee and Nate Winslow. Berry will serve as an executive producer.
In Adamtine, four strangers on the last train home, all with their own connections to a serial killer, are stalked by a sneaking, shapeless evil with nowhere to run. It’s the second graphic novel from Berry and was published in 2012. The deal with wiip was brokered by Berry’s rep, Emma Topping, of Viv Loves Film.
In a statement on the acquisition, Berry shared that Mare of Easttown is one of her “favourite series of the last ten years,” and she therefore “could not have asked...
Returning to his feature roots after exec producing HBO’s Emmy-winning miniseries Mare of Easttown, as well as its political drama White House Plumbers, Mark Roybal will produce alongside wiip’s Paul Lee and Nate Winslow. Berry will serve as an executive producer.
In Adamtine, four strangers on the last train home, all with their own connections to a serial killer, are stalked by a sneaking, shapeless evil with nowhere to run. It’s the second graphic novel from Berry and was published in 2012. The deal with wiip was brokered by Berry’s rep, Emma Topping, of Viv Loves Film.
In a statement on the acquisition, Berry shared that Mare of Easttown is one of her “favourite series of the last ten years,” and she therefore “could not have asked...
- 11/14/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Independent studio wiip has preemptively acquired An Honest Man, an upcoming novel by Michael Koryta, to develop as a television drama series, with Koryta attached to pen the adaptation.
An Honest Man tells the story of Israel Pike, a man just released from prison for killing his own father, who returns to his ancestral island home in northern Maine and quickly becomes the primary suspect when seven men, including two Senate rivals and the prosecutor who sent Pike to prison, are found dead aboard a yacht drifting offshore. Lt. Jenn Salazar of the Maine State Police takes the lead in the investigation on Salvation Point Island, operating with secrets of her own to protect.
The novel will be published by Mulholland Books July 25, 2023.
wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Koryta.
During his tenure at 20th Century Fox, Roybal acquired Koryta’s Those Who Wish Me Dead...
An Honest Man tells the story of Israel Pike, a man just released from prison for killing his own father, who returns to his ancestral island home in northern Maine and quickly becomes the primary suspect when seven men, including two Senate rivals and the prosecutor who sent Pike to prison, are found dead aboard a yacht drifting offshore. Lt. Jenn Salazar of the Maine State Police takes the lead in the investigation on Salvation Point Island, operating with secrets of her own to protect.
The novel will be published by Mulholland Books July 25, 2023.
wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Koryta.
During his tenure at 20th Century Fox, Roybal acquired Koryta’s Those Who Wish Me Dead...
- 1/12/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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Independent studio Wiip has snagged rights to the critically hailed novel The Lemon.
The Mare of Easttown and The Summer I Turned Pretty producer has optioned the novel by S.E. Boyd — a pen name for the trio of Alessandra Lusardi, Kevin Alexander and Joe Keohane — and will develop it for television. The authors, who plan the book as the first in a three-part series, will adapt the work for the screen.
Published in November by Viking, The Lemon has won praise for its satirical lens on the culinary and media worlds. The story follows the fallout after John Doe, the beloved host of a culinary travel show, is found dead in a Belfast hotel room in an apparent suicide. As the news of his untimely demise breaks stateside, a group of friends, fixers, hustlers, and opportunists vie to seize control of the narrative.
Independent studio Wiip has snagged rights to the critically hailed novel The Lemon.
The Mare of Easttown and The Summer I Turned Pretty producer has optioned the novel by S.E. Boyd — a pen name for the trio of Alessandra Lusardi, Kevin Alexander and Joe Keohane — and will develop it for television. The authors, who plan the book as the first in a three-part series, will adapt the work for the screen.
Published in November by Viking, The Lemon has won praise for its satirical lens on the culinary and media worlds. The story follows the fallout after John Doe, the beloved host of a culinary travel show, is found dead in a Belfast hotel room in an apparent suicide. As the news of his untimely demise breaks stateside, a group of friends, fixers, hustlers, and opportunists vie to seize control of the narrative.
- 12/5/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: McFarlane Films is partnering with wiip and Warner Bros. Discovery’s Rooster Teeth Studios to develop RAW10, an adult animated series from creator Dan Dominguez (Gen: Lock), inspired by McFarlane Toys’ eponymous series of action figures.
The RAW10 toyline consists of cybernetically enhanced animals, which are now sold exclusively at Walmart. Dominguez’s adaptation will be an R-rated Saturday morning cartoon for adults that, through the lens of the toyline, will satirically explore the tropes of ’80s-era animation. He will exec produce alongside Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Films’ Sean Canino, wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nate Winslow, and Rooster Teeth Studios’ Dan Shorr. The team will be taking the project to buyers at the top of next month.
McFarlane Toys is a top-5 global leader in its field, and a licensee of world-class brands and leading global franchises. The company was founded by comic book legend Todd McFarlane,...
The RAW10 toyline consists of cybernetically enhanced animals, which are now sold exclusively at Walmart. Dominguez’s adaptation will be an R-rated Saturday morning cartoon for adults that, through the lens of the toyline, will satirically explore the tropes of ’80s-era animation. He will exec produce alongside Todd McFarlane, McFarlane Films’ Sean Canino, wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nate Winslow, and Rooster Teeth Studios’ Dan Shorr. The team will be taking the project to buyers at the top of next month.
McFarlane Toys is a top-5 global leader in its field, and a licensee of world-class brands and leading global franchises. The company was founded by comic book legend Todd McFarlane,...
- 6/14/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: On Valentine’s Day, Dickinson producer wiip has found its next love story.
The company has struck a deal to adapt Naomi Shah’s hit romantic comedy podcast Meet Cute as a television series.
Meet Cute has produced over 400 romantic comedies as original 15-minute scripted audio episodes and has a global network of over 1,000 creators, including Pretty Little Liars author Sara Shepard, who created Cruise Ship for the company.
Meet Cute has also previously worked with Dancing with the Stars’ Julianne Hough on a series.
Some of Meet Cute’s recent podcasts include Sweatpants Kinda Love, Christmas Time Machine and Camp Firefly. They tell of amusing or charming first encounters between two characters.
Former investment banker Shah launched the company on Valentine’s Day in 2020 and raised millions of dollars from the likes of Union Square Ventures.
The series, which will be exec produced by Shah alongside wiip’s Paul Lee,...
The company has struck a deal to adapt Naomi Shah’s hit romantic comedy podcast Meet Cute as a television series.
Meet Cute has produced over 400 romantic comedies as original 15-minute scripted audio episodes and has a global network of over 1,000 creators, including Pretty Little Liars author Sara Shepard, who created Cruise Ship for the company.
Meet Cute has also previously worked with Dancing with the Stars’ Julianne Hough on a series.
Some of Meet Cute’s recent podcasts include Sweatpants Kinda Love, Christmas Time Machine and Camp Firefly. They tell of amusing or charming first encounters between two characters.
Former investment banker Shah launched the company on Valentine’s Day in 2020 and raised millions of dollars from the likes of Union Square Ventures.
The series, which will be exec produced by Shah alongside wiip’s Paul Lee,...
- 2/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Indie studio wiip has optioned the rights to New York Times bestselling author A.J. Baimes’ book The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months that Changed the World for development as a limited series executive produced by Dylan Clark.
Scott Bloom (Roosevelt) is attached to pen the adaptation of The Accidental President, which was published in 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It tells the dramatic story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely, small-town Washington outsider had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Clark...
Scott Bloom (Roosevelt) is attached to pen the adaptation of The Accidental President, which was published in 2017 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. It tells the dramatic story of Harry Truman’s first four months in office, when this unlikely, small-town Washington outsider had to take on Germany, Japan, Stalin and the atomic bomb, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance.
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Clark...
- 4/9/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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