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EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Shukert, caller from penning and exec producing Peacock’s The Burbs, is staying successful business pinch UCP.
Shukert, who besides created Netflix’s The Baby‑Sitters Club, has struck an wide woody pinch nan Universal Studio Group division, which is down nan Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall-led drama play bid that was renewed for a 2nd season aft becoming a deed connected nan NBCU streamer.
She has already group a number of projects pinch nan studio. She will constitute and exec nutrient an adjustment of Amy Tintera’s Listen for nan Lie and is processing a bid based connected Judy Blume’s classical caller Summer Sisters.
Both projects are now successful nan useful astatine Peacock.
Listen for nan Lie, which was published past twelvemonth by Celadon Books, is simply a true-crime story.
It follows Lucy, who is recovered wandering nan streets, covered successful her champion friend Savvy’s blood, making everyone deliberation she is simply a murderer. Lucy and Savvy were nan aureate girls of their mini Texas town: pretty, smart, and enviable. Lucy joined a dream feline pinch a large ringing and an moreover bigger caller home. Savvy was nan societal butterfly loved by all, and if you judge nan rumors, particularly celebrated pinch nan men successful town. It’s been years since that horrible night, a nighttime Lucy can’t retrieve thing about, and she has since moved to LA and started a caller life. But now nan phenomenally immense deed existent crime podcast Listen for nan Lie, and its too-good looking big Ben Owens, person decided to analyse Savvy’s execution for nan show’s 2nd season. Lucy is forced to return to nan spot she vowed ne'er to group ft successful again to lick her friend’s murder, moreover if she is nan 1 that did it.
The task comes from Dinner Party Productions pinch Sue Naegle and Ali Krug executive producing, alongside Tintera.
Blume’s Summer Sisters was published successful 1998. It is group successful nan summertime of 1977 aft Victoria Leonard’s world changes everlastingly erstwhile Caitlin Somers chooses her arsenic a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into nan bosom of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her distant to vacations connected Martha’s Vineyard, an enchanting spot wherever nan 2 friends go summertime sisters. Now, years later, Vix is moving successful New York City. Caitlin is getting joined connected nan Vineyard. And nan early magic of their long, analyzable relationship has faded. But Caitlin begs Vix to travel to her wedding, to beryllium her maid of honor. And Vix knows that she will go—because she wants to understand what happened during that past shattering summer. And, aft each these years, she needs to cognize why her champion friend—her summertime sister—still has nan powerfulness to break her heart.
The task comes from Jenna Bush Hager and her Thousand Voices accumulation banner. Last year, Bush Hager made nan book her book nine pick.
It was antecedently successful nan useful astatine Hulu successful 2020 from nan now closed ABC Signature pinch Little Fires Everywhere’s Liz Tigelaar writing.
Bush Hager and Ben Spector are executive producing alongside Blume.
Shukert antecedently landed 2 Children’s & Family Emmy Awards for The Baby‑Sitters Club. She has besides written and exec produced Hulu’s Nine Perfect Strangers and The Handmaid’s Tale and was a writer connected Netflix’s Glow. She is repped by UTA, Kaplan-Perrone and Hansen Jacobson Teller Hoberman.
Shukert said, “The squad astatine UCP is nan champion successful nan business: passionate, versatile, kind, and profoundly committed to creating nan benignant of challenging, astonishing — and nosy — activity I’ve tried to execute passim my career. Partnering pinch them and their world-class unchangeable of collaborators is simply a dream travel true. I’m truthful grateful for this opportunity and can’t hold for everything we make together.”
Beatrice Springborn, President of UCP & Universal International Studios, added, “I’ve been a instrumentality of Rachel’s since she brought The Baby-Sitter’s Club to life. It’s been unthinkable to observe each she’s achieved since then, and collaborating pinch her connected The ‘Burbs has only reinforced what an exceptional imaginative partner she is. We’re excited to make UCP her location and to proceed to champion her.”
