Indiewire featured first look photos of The Handmaid's Tale, a Hulu adaptation of Margaret Atwood's novel that "might just be the original drama that pushes them to the next level." Directed by Reed Morano (Meadowland), the project stars Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Samira Wiley, Max Minghella, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd and O-T Fagbenle. The 10-episode first season premieres in April.
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Netflix has ordered an original feature-length film adaptation of Beth Reekles's YA novel The Kissing Booth. Komixx Media is producing the drama with Vince Marcello (Teen Beach Movie) directing from his own screenplay. Deadline reported that Komixx "specializes in identifying IP with commercial potential for pre-school, family and young adult authored content, which is develops into TV and film properties. The Kissing Booth is the latest of its bestseller adaptions which includes The Winter Horses by Philip Kerr, YA thriller series ITCH and the Emma Pass novels The Fearless and Acid."