Another movie-to-TV adaptation is in the works — but this time, it’s coming from the indie world.
Production will begin later this year, in the hopes of a 2017 premiere.
Devon Shepard (House of Lies, Weeds), Stephanie Allain Bray (Hustle & Flow) and Julia Lebedev (Dear White People) will also serve as executive producers.
Netflix noted that Dear White People “first gained traction in 2012 with a concept trailer, underwritten by Simien’s tax refund. By 2014, the crowd-funded movie made a splash at film festivals, earning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Breakthrough Talent at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival.” The film starred Tyler James Williams, Tessa Thompson, Teyonah Parris and Dennis Haysbert, among others.
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