John Stamos & Katelyn Tarver To Star In Amazon Freevee’s ‘Open Book’ Pilot Inspired By Jessica Simpson Memoir
deadline.comJohn Stamos and Katelyn Tarver are set as the leads in Open Book, Amazon Freevee’s half-hour scripted pilot, inspired by Jessica Simpson’s bestselling memoir, from Tom Kapinos (Californication), Patrick Moran’s PKM Productions and Amazon Studios.
Adam Bernstein (Billions) directs and also serves as executive producer. Described as a propulsive, music-soaked coming-of-age story, Open Book, written by Kapinos, follows pop star Sadie Sparrow’s (Tarver) rise from ingenue to mogul, introducing us to the family, friends, and lovers she collects along the way.
Touching on themes of love, friendship, family and sisterhood, relationships, soul connections, Hollywood and the music business, Sadie ultimately comes to embrace herself and the fact that her heart inevitably wants what it wants at every stage of life.
Tarver’s Sadie is a hot ‘of-the-moment pop star’ from a singing competition show, who seemingly, has it all – legs for days, glorious hair and a powerhouse voice.
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