‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Series Adaptation Ordered at Amazon

Joe Otterson TV ReporterChristopher Walken has joined the cast of the upcoming Apple drama series “Severance.”He joins a cast that includes Adam Scott, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Zach Cherry and Britt Lower. The series is described as a workplace thriller that introduces Lumen Industries, a company that’s looking to take work-life balance to a new level.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Amazon Studios has ordered a second series from David Weil, creator, executive producer and co-showrunner of the streamer’s drama series Hunters, I have learned.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKristen Bell is set to star in a limited series that has been picked up at Netflix.Titled “The Woman in the House,” the eight-episode series stars Bell as the heartbroken protagonist Anna. For her, every day is the same.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has greenlit a limited series adaptation of the Jo Nesbø novel “The Son” with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and executive produce, Variety has learned.“The Son” is described as a tale of vengeance set amid Oslo’s brutal hierarchy of corruption. Gyllenhaal will executive produce under his Nine Stories Productions banner along with Riva Marker.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO has ordered the satirical limited series “The White Lotus.”Hailing from writer, director, and executive producer Mike White, the six-episode series is set at an exclusive tropical resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has given a series order to the YA vampire drama “First Kill,” with Emma Roberts set to executive produce.The one-hour show is based on the short story of the same name by Victoria “V.E.” Schwab that was published in the Imprint story collection “Vampire Never Get Old: Tales with Fresh Bite” back in September.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterLupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira’s series adaptation of the Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie novel “Americanah” is no longer moving ahead as planned at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.The project originally received a 10-episode straight-to-series order at the streamer last year.

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One of the hottest horror hits of the late 1990s is being revived for television.

I Know What You Did Last Summer is becoming a series!

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSharpen your knives, “Dexter” fans. Showtime has ordered a limited series revival of the beloved serial killer drama with Michael C.

Amazon has given a series order to its adaptation of the 1997 horror movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer.”Described as a “modern take” on the hit film, the YA series is described as follows: “In a town full of secrets, a group of teenagers are stalked by a mysterious killer a year after a fatal accident on their graduation night.”The Amazon series, like the film, is based on the 1973 novel by Lois Duncan.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: Gabrielle Union-founded I’ll Have Another Productions has picked up the rights to The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls, the debut novel from broadcast journalist Anissa Gray. The book is being developed into a series under I’ll Have Another’s first-look production deal with Sony Pictures Television.Erika L.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVAmazon Studios has given a series greenlight to YA horror series I Know What You Did Last Summer, a modern take on the hit 1997 slasher film.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Last Man Standing” is coming to an end — again.Fox announced Wednesday that the previously announced Season 9 of the Tim Allen multi-camera comedy will be the show’s last. The ninth and final season is slated to debut in January.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series based on “Fried Green Tomatoes” is in the works at NBC, with Reba McEntire attached to star and with Norman Lear executive producing, Variety has learned exclusively.The hour-long drama project is described as a modernization of the novel and movie that explores the lives of descendants from the original work.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe multi-cam sitcom based on the stand up comedy and memoir of Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams has landed a series order at BET Plus, Variety has learned exclusively.The series was originally set up at Hulu last year with a pilot order.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJoshua Jackson is now set to play the lead role in the upcoming Peacock series “Dr. Death.”Jackson takes over the role from previously announced series lead Jamie Dornan, who had to bow out of the series due to production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO is developing a limited series about SpaceX, the space exploration company founded by Elon Musk.The six-episode series “SpaceX” will be based on the book “Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future” by Ashlee Vance.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has signed an overall deal with writer and producer Michael Green.The first project under that deal will be the animated series “Blue Eye Samurai,” which has been ordered to series at the streamer. Geeen co-created the series along with Amber Noizumi.