Ethan Hawke To Exec Produce ‘Happiness Falls’ Series Based On Angie Kim’s Bestseller With Eye To Star
deadline.comWith an eye to star, Ethan Hawke has boarded a series adaptation of Angie Kim‘s New York Times bestseller Happiness Falls as an executive producer.
Scott Steindorff‘s Stone Village Television landed rights following a competitive bidding situation, in a six-figure deal, with Hawke’s Under the Influence Productions then coming aboard.
Ryan Hawke, Ethan Hawke, and Mickey Schiff will exec produce for Under the Influence, alongside Dylan Russell, with Maria Breese-McLain, Bill Way and Elliot Whitton producing.
Published by Hogarth, a boutique imprint of Random House, Happiness Falls is a tale of a family in crisis when a father goes missing, forcing them to question everything they thought they knew about him and each other. “I’m thrilled to be partnering with Scott Steindorff, Dylan Russell, and the entire team at Stone Village, as well as Ethan Hawke and Under the Influence Productions’ team to bring Happiness Falls to the screen,” the book’s author, Kim, stated. “Stone Village’s history of telling powerful, important stories is unmatched, and I’m positive that there is no better team to spearhead my book’s adaptation with passion and sensitivity.” Said Steindorff, “This book is very much in my wheelhouse.
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