Amy Poehler & ‘Queer Eye’ Producer Scout To Adapt ‘The Gentle Art Of Swedish Death Cleaning’ As Non-Scripted Series For Peacock
deadline.comAmy Poehler and Peacock are cleaning house.The NBCU streamer has ordered a non-scripted series based on Margareta Magnusson’s book The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning.Parks and Recreation star Poehler will produce via her Paper Kite Productions, alongside Queer Eye producer Scout Productions, and will narrate the series.The hour-long transformation series features people who are at a major crossroads and need to get their houses and lives in order.
A Swedish “Death Cleaner” will help organize and demystify homes, lives, and relationships, allowing us to prepare for death while we enjoy lifeThe Swedish Death Cleaner will turn each home upside down as they uncover and undo decades of collecting.
With their distinctly Swedish sensibility, they liberate each person from the clutter in their lives, and allow them to pass on treasured mementos — and the deeply personal stories behind them — to their family, friends, or neighbors.
Along the way, viewers will go on a journey with each individual as they recall who they once were, discover who they should be, and navigate how they want to be remembered.The book was published by Scribner in 2018.The series is produced by Scout Productions, Paper Kite Productions and Universal Television Alternative Studio.It is the latest non-scripted series for Poehler, who produces and co-hosts NBC series Making It.Poehler and her production partner Kate Arend exec produce alongside Scout Productions’ David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric and Renata Lombardo, author Margareta Magnusson, Jane Magnusson, Stephen M.
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