EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian‘s foray into movie and TV continues with one other high-profile sale, this one hitting near residence for the truth star and entrepreneur. After a aggressive bidding that went by way of the week, sources inform Deadline that Netflix has landed for improvement Calabasas, a TV collection which Kardashian is govt producing together with her American Horror Story co-star Emma Roberts, Fairly Little Liars creator I. Marlene King and Alexandra Milchan (Tár). Insiders say there have been two different provides from main patrons with Netflix placing within the successful bid by week’s finish.
Calabasas relies on the e book If You Lived Right here You’d Be Well-known By Now by Through Bleidner, with King set to jot down the variation and function showrunner.
Within the vein of The O.C. and Beverly Hills 90210, Calabasas follows Through, a 16-year-old sheltered Midwestern Catholic faculty lady whose world is turned the wrong way up when her household strikes and she or he’s pressured to switch to the quick world of Calabasas Excessive the place nothing is because it seems and the place everyone seems to be attempting to be another person. It’s a spot the place desires come true … however not with out issues and generally unexpected penalties.
Kardashian is govt producing with King and her associate Lauren Wagner through Lengthy Lake Media, Belletrist Productions’ for Roberts, Karah Preiss and Matt Matruski in addition to Milchan, who had the rights to her e book, by way of her Crescentline banner.
The challenge rapidly began coming collectively after King pitched to Milchan her collection concept and got here on as author/showrunner. WME, who reps Kardashian and King, teamed them up with Kardashian’s AHS co-star Roberts becoming a member of quickly after. The group started taking conferences with provides following quickly thereafter.
Kardashian and her household made the city of Calabasas a reputation recognized worldwide so her involvement elevated the bundle in a giant approach. This marks her fourth high-profile challenge to promote because the strike ended, with the earlier three being the options Fifth Wheel, which additionally went to Netflix together with her connected to star, and an untitled thriller to Amazon in addition to one other starring automobile, a authorized drama collection for Hulu, a collaboration with AHS co-creator/govt producer Ryan Murphy.
This marks a reunion for Kardashian for Roberts, who lately labored collectively on American Horror Story: Delicate, whose Half 2 is at the moment airing on FX. Roberts has additionally been constructing out her producing slate by way of Belletrist which incorporates the hit Hulu collection Inform Me Lies, renewed for a second season.
Printed in 2021 by Flatiron Books whereas Bleidner was nonetheless in faculty, the gathering of tales If You Lived Right here You’d Be Well-known By Now marks her writing debut.
Along with creating and govt producing Freeform hit Fairly Little Liars, King additionally wrote and govt produced spinoffs Ravenswood and PLL: The Perfectionists. She is govt producing PLL: Authentic Sin whose second season launches Could 8 on Max.
Milchan’s credit additionally embrace Apple TV+’s Blackbird and The Crowded Room.
Kardashian is repped by WME. Roberts and Belletrist are repped by CAA, David Sweeney of Sweeney Leisure and JR McGinnis of Felker Tozzi Suddleson Abramson. King and Lengthy Lake Media are repped by WME, Yorn Levine and Leisure 360. Crescentline is repped by legal professional Gavin Clever. Bleidner is repped by Circle of Confusion, the BJ Robbins Literary Company, and legal professional Dale R. de la Torre of Jacobson Russell Saltz Nassim & de la Torre.
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