EXCLUSIVE: Kim Kardashian‘s foray into movie and TV continues with one other high-profile sale, this one hitting near dwelling for the truth star and entrepreneur. After a aggressive bidding that went by the week, sources inform Deadline that Netflix has landed for growth 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 presents from main patrons with Netflix placing within the profitable bid by week’s finish.
Calabasas is predicated on the e-book If You Lived Right here You’d Be Well-known By Now by Through Bleidner, with King set to write down the difference and function showrunner.
Within the vein of The O.C. and Beverly Hills 90210, Calabasas follows Through, a 16-year-old sheltered Midwestern Catholic college lady whose world is turned the other way up when her household strikes and she or he’s compelled 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 companion 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 her Crescentline banner.
The undertaking rapidly began coming collectively after King pitched to Milchan her collection thought 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 presents following quickly thereafter.
Kardashian and her household made the city of Calabasas a reputation recognized worldwide so her involvement elevated the package deal in a giant approach. This marks her fourth high-profile undertaking 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 car, 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 just lately labored collectively on American Horror Story: Delicate, whose Half 2 is presently airing on FX. Roberts has additionally been constructing out her producing slate by Belletrist which incorporates the hit Hulu collection Inform Me Lies, renewed for a second season.
Revealed 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 lawyer Gavin Smart. Bleidner is repped by Circle of Confusion, the BJ Robbins Literary Company, and lawyer Dale R. de la Torre of Jacobson Russell Saltz Nassim & de la Torre.
