Eleanor Burgess Tapped To Pen Feature Adaptation Of Lisa Jewell’s Thriller ‘None Of This Is True’ For Netflix
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is developing a feature adaptation of None of This Is True, the psychological thriller novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell, sources tell Deadline.
Eleanor Burgess (Perry Mason) has been tapped to pen the script. Netflix won rights to the book in a competitive situation that involved multiple offers out of the U.S.
and UK. Actress and producer Molly Sims (Kinda Pregnant) and Modern Magic are attached to produce, with Jewell exec producing.
Gaby McCormick, who brought the project in, will co-produce through Modern Magic. Published by Simon & Schuster last July, None of This Is True follows popular podcaster Alix Summer, who while celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair.
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