Peacock Nabs Darren Star & Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’ ‘Climbing In Heels’ With Big Commitment

deadline.com:

Peacock has landed Climbing in Heels, Emily In Paris creator Darren Star and Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas‘ drama series adaptation of her upcoming novel of the same name, with a script-to-series commitment.

This marks the first big sale for Star under the multi-year overall deal he signed with Universal Television last year. Deadline first reported of Universal TV preemptively buying the rights to Climbing in Heels in December, ahead of the novel’s April 29, 2025 release via St.

Martin’s Press. The adaptation was taken in January, with Universal TV sibling Peacock quickly taking it off the market with an aggressive script-to-series bid.

Star, who also created Sex and the City, and Goldsmith-Thomas will co-write and executive produce the proposed series, which he describes as the “ballsy and bawdy love child of Mad Men and Sex and the City.” A story of friendship, betrayal, survival and ambition, Climbing In Heels follows the rise of five ambitious secretaries navigating the glitzy world of 1980s Hollywood while offering a glimpse into the boys-will-be-boys club and the women who wanted a seat at a table where they were expected to serve.