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Writer and director Tony Gilroy, who most recently created Andor for Disney+, sees “chaos” reshaping the entertainment industry. The good kind.

FX adapts The New York Times writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s 2019 debut novel “Fleishman is in Trouble” into an engaging mini-series about the difficulty of change and how human beings bounce off each other, often sending people in directions they never expected. Some of the characters may feel a bit shallow—their problems are arguably the kind of selfish concerns that most people in the world would kill to have—but that’s embedded in the intelligent writing and a cast that understands these people don’t have to be likable to feel genuine or be interesting.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Golden Globe-winning actor Claire Danes will star opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Lizzy Caplan in the FX limited series “Fleishman is in Trouble,” based on the novel of the same name by features journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner. The series hails from ABC Signature and will stream on Hulu.Brodesser-Akner wrote the limited series and executive produces. “Fleishman is in Trouble” centers on a recently divorced forty-something (Toby Fleishman, played by Eisenberg), who starts using dating apps and enjoying his sexual freedom before his ex-wife mysteriously disappears, leaving him with his kids.

SATC reboot will have to explain why one-quarter of this iconic group of girlfriends is missing in action. And Parker might be open to fan suggestions?On January 10, writer Taffy Brodesser-Akner tweeted a link to a news article about the revival and wrote, “Please respond below with your suggested plot line that explains Samantha's absence,” to which the one and only Carrie Bradshaw responded, “Pen and paper at ready.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorSister is teaming with New York Times bestselling author and journalist Taffy Brodesser-Akner to develop and produce the feature film The Get, based on Matt Shaer’s GQ article “The Orthodox Hit Squad.” Brodesser-Akner will write the feature.Carolyn Strauss and Kate Fenske are producing for Sister alongside Shaer.The Get follows how communities take care of each other in the name of what’s right, and how “right” can be a moving target.