Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a series adaptation of the “Amber Brown” books by Paula Danzinger, Variety has learned.Bonnie Hunt is set to write, executive produce, and serve as showrunner on the adaptation.
Carsyn Rose (“The Rookie,” “Cousins for Life”) will star in the title role, with Sarah Drew (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Cruel Summer”), Darin Brooks (“Blue Mountain State,” “The Croods: Family Tree”), and Liliana Inouye (“The Slows”) also attached.“Amber Brown” is an unfiltered look at a girl finding her own voice through art and music in the wake of her parents’ divorce.
Amber Brown (Rose) is an everykid who is going through what many children experience, and making sense of her new family dynamic through her sketches and video.
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