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‘Barry’ Writer-Producer Jason Kim Adapting NY Times Story About Grandmothers Returning To School In South Korea For CJ & Anonymous Content
Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorEXCLUSIVE: Deadline has learned that Parasite studio CJ Entertainment and Anonymous Content are teaming for a feature adaptation of Choe Sang-Hun’s inspiring April 2019 New York Times inspiring story “Running Out of Children, a South Korea School Enrolls Illiterate Grandmothers,” about grandmothers who returned to school in South Korea to fill classrooms.Korea-born writer and producer Jason Kim, whose credits include HBO’s Barry and Girls and the Netflix series Love, will adapt. Kim received a WGA Award and was nominated for an Emmy, PGA, and the NAACP Image Award for his work on Barry.