Exclusive: Julie Plec has signed with CAA for representation.
Plec is a creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director who is most notably responsible for the complete Vampire Diaries Universe, which has spanned 13 years and more than 300 episodes of television.
Through her My So-Called Company banner at Universal Television with producing partner Emily Cummins, Plec is currently showrunning and executive producing Amazon Prime Video’s We Were Liars alongside Carina MacKenzie. It’s based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart.
Plec was the co-creator of Vampire Academy, based on the popular book series, which aired on Peacock, and is a co-creator and executive producer of Girls on the Bus, currently airing on Max.
Plec began her career in television as a writer and co-executive producer of the series Kyle Xy, which she produced for its entire three-year run. Her additional credits include Roswell,...
Plec is a creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director who is most notably responsible for the complete Vampire Diaries Universe, which has spanned 13 years and more than 300 episodes of television.
Through her My So-Called Company banner at Universal Television with producing partner Emily Cummins, Plec is currently showrunning and executive producing Amazon Prime Video’s We Were Liars alongside Carina MacKenzie. It’s based on the bestselling novel by E. Lockhart.
Plec was the co-creator of Vampire Academy, based on the popular book series, which aired on Peacock, and is a co-creator and executive producer of Girls on the Bus, currently airing on Max.
Plec began her career in television as a writer and co-executive producer of the series Kyle Xy, which she produced for its entire three-year run. Her additional credits include Roswell,...
- 5/9/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Nzingha Stewart is attached to direct the first episode of the upcoming Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of “We Were Liars,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The series was originally picked up at Prime Video in March 2023. It is based on the E. Lockhart YA novel of the same name. The series is described as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will star.
Stewart previously served as an executive producer and director on the Prime Video series “Daisy Jones and the Six” as well as on the upcoming Prime Video series “Cross,” based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson. Her other TV directing credits include “Little Fires Everywhere,” “From Scratch,” “Inventing Anna,” “Maid,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In film, she directed the popular Netflix film “Tall Girl” and is attached...
The series was originally picked up at Prime Video in March 2023. It is based on the E. Lockhart YA novel of the same name. The series is described as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” Mamie Gummer, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Candice King will star.
Stewart previously served as an executive producer and director on the Prime Video series “Daisy Jones and the Six” as well as on the upcoming Prime Video series “Cross,” based on the Alex Cross novels by James Patterson. Her other TV directing credits include “Little Fires Everywhere,” “From Scratch,” “Inventing Anna,” “Maid,” and “Grey’s Anatomy.” In film, she directed the popular Netflix film “Tall Girl” and is attached...
- 3/19/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Candice King has been cast in a brand new show!
The 36-year-old actress is set to join Mamie Gummer and Caitlin Fitzgerald in the TV adaptation of E Lockhart‘s novel We Were Liars, according to Deadline, which is set for Prime Video.
This will reunite Candice with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec, who is developing the new series with The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico writer Carina Adly MacKenzie.
Find out more details inside…
It was first revealed that Julie and Carina were developing the new show in January 2023, with Julie writing the first episode and Carina the second. They will also executive produce, along with author E Lockhart and Emily Cummins.
According to Deadline, the series is “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend...
The 36-year-old actress is set to join Mamie Gummer and Caitlin Fitzgerald in the TV adaptation of E Lockhart‘s novel We Were Liars, according to Deadline, which is set for Prime Video.
This will reunite Candice with The Vampire Diaries co-creator Julie Plec, who is developing the new series with The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico writer Carina Adly MacKenzie.
Find out more details inside…
It was first revealed that Julie and Carina were developing the new show in January 2023, with Julie writing the first episode and Carina the second. They will also executive produce, along with author E Lockhart and Emily Cummins.
According to Deadline, the series is “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend...
- 3/6/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Julie Plec has given Candice King another bloody good role.
King, who played vampire Caroline Forbes on Plec’s The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies, has been cast in the new Prime Video series We Were Liars, our sister site Deadline reports. Plec and Carina Adly Mackenzie (The Originals; Roswell, New Mexico) will write and executive-produce.
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King, who played vampire Caroline Forbes on Plec’s The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and Legacies, has been cast in the new Prime Video series We Were Liars, our sister site Deadline reports. Plec and Carina Adly Mackenzie (The Originals; Roswell, New Mexico) will write and executive-produce.
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- 3/5/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Mamie Gummer (True Detective), Caitlin FitzGerald (Succession) and Candice King (The Vampire Diaries) are set as leads in We Were Liars, Prime Video’s series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s YA novel We Were Liars, which hails from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie, Universal Television and Amazon MGM Studios.
This marks a reunion for King and Plec. King was a series regular on Tvd, co-created and executive produced by Plec, and recurred/guest starred on two offshoots created/executive produced by Plec, The Originals and Legacies, reprising her role as Caroline Forbes. MacKenzie also was a writer-producer on The Originals.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer on their private island. Gummer, FitzGerald and King play the three Sinclair sisters.
This marks a reunion for King and Plec. King was a series regular on Tvd, co-created and executive produced by Plec, and recurred/guest starred on two offshoots created/executive produced by Plec, The Originals and Legacies, reprising her role as Caroline Forbes. MacKenzie also was a writer-producer on The Originals.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It centers on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family, who spend every summer on their private island. Gummer, FitzGerald and King play the three Sinclair sisters.
- 3/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
We Were Liars is coming to Prime Video as a series. The streaming service has ordered the romantic thriller, which is based on the young adult novel by E. Lockhart. The story revolves around the Sinclairs, a wealthy and seemingly perfect family that summers on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The series is being written and executive produced by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie. Plec will write the first episode, and MacKenzie will pen the second. Emily Cummins and Lockhart also executive produce.
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The series is being written and executive produced by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie. Plec will write the first episode, and MacKenzie will pen the second. Emily Cummins and Lockhart also executive produce.
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- 3/22/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A Black Lady Sketch Show will be bringing the laughs next month, when the HBO series returns for Season 4 on Friday, April 14 at 11/10c.
The upcoming six-episode season will star returning cast members Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, plus new featured players DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, Angel Laketa Moore and more than 20 celebrity guests, including Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead), who appears in the above teaser video.
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The upcoming six-episode season will star returning cast members Robin Thede, Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend, plus new featured players DaMya Gurley, Tamara Jade, Angel Laketa Moore and more than 20 celebrity guests, including Colman Domingo (Euphoria, Fear the Walking Dead), who appears in the above teaser video.
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- 3/21/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are set to write and executive produce We Were Liars for Prime Video. The streaming service has given a series order to the project based on the bestselling young adult novel by E. Lockhart.
Author Lockhart will be involved in the series as an executive producer along with My So-Called Company’s Emily Cummins.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us. But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if...
Author Lockhart will be involved in the series as an executive producer along with My So-Called Company’s Emily Cummins.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us. But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if...
- 3/21/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Amazon has ordered a series version of the E. Lockhart novel “We Were Liars” from Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie.
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us,” Plec and MacKenzie said. “But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if anyone asks you how it ends… just lie.”
The official logline describes the project as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” The...
“We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us,” Plec and MacKenzie said. “But finally, we are elated to be bringing it to life with everyone at Prime Video and Utv, who are just as passionate about this twisty tale as we are. We‘re also incredibly grateful that the author has joined our creative team behind the scenes. As die-hard book fans ourselves, we have one message to the many loyal readers out there: if anyone asks you how it ends… just lie.”
The official logline describes the project as “a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.” The...
- 3/21/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Prime Video is giving the green light to We Were Liars, a series adaptation based on E. Lockhart’s best-selling novel of the same name with Julie Plec attached to write and executive produce the project. We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. The young adult novel upon which the show is based has sold nearly three million copies worldwide since its release in 2014. Along with Plec, who is best known for The Vampire Diaries, the series has also recruited Carina Adly Mackenzie as a writer and producer. Carina Adly Mackenzie and E. Lockhart (Credit: Farrah Aviva; HeatherWeston2022) “We’ve been obsessed with this beloved story for years and for a while it seemed like it might be the one that got away from us. But finally, we are elated to be bringing it...
- 3/21/2023
- TV Insider
Prime Video today announced that it has ordered We Were Liars to series. Based on E. Lockhart’s New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. We Were Liars will premiere on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. The young adult novel has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Times best-seller list since its release, including several at No. 1. “E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon and MGM Studios. “Lockhart, Julie Plec, and Carina Adly MacKenzie are each brilliant at creating complex characters and we’re looking forward to...
- 3/21/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are joining forces again.
The duo, who previously worked together on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Roswell: New Mexico, will bring We Were Liars to series at Prime Video.
Based on E. Lockhart's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. We Were Liars will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The young adult novel has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Times best-seller list since its release, including several at No. 1.
"E. Lockhart's We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience," said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon and MGM Studios.
The duo, who previously worked together on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Roswell: New Mexico, will bring We Were Liars to series at Prime Video.
Based on E. Lockhart's New York Times best-selling novel of the same name. We Were Liars will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 countries and territories worldwide.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The young adult novel has sold nearly 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Times best-seller list since its release, including several at No. 1.
"E. Lockhart's We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience," said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon and MGM Studios.
- 3/21/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Amazon is moving forward with its series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars.
The streamer has handed the project, which comes from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie and Universal Television and Amazon Studios, a series order.
It comes after the project emerged at the streamer in development in December.
Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the 2014 book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart in the summer.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book. Plec is writing the first episode, and MacKenzie is writing the second.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Focusing on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes, the series follows the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
The streamer has handed the project, which comes from Julie Plec, Carina Adly MacKenzie and Universal Television and Amazon Studios, a series order.
It comes after the project emerged at the streamer in development in December.
Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the 2014 book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart in the summer.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book. Plec is writing the first episode, and MacKenzie is writing the second.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
Focusing on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes, the series follows the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
- 3/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon is leaning further into the young adult genre.
The streamer and retail giant has handed out a series order for a drama series based on author E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars. The series, which was first put in development at Amazon in December, is being adapted by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie, who previously collaborated on The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico. Universal Television, where Plec and her My So-Called Company are based, is the studio.
“E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios and MGM. “Lockhart, Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are each brilliant at creating complex characters and we’re looking forward to teaming up with these incredible storytellers, along with Universal Television, to bring this show to life.
The streamer and retail giant has handed out a series order for a drama series based on author E. Lockhart’s novel We Were Liars. The series, which was first put in development at Amazon in December, is being adapted by Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie, who previously collaborated on The Originals and Roswell, New Mexico. Universal Television, where Plec and her My So-Called Company are based, is the studio.
“E. Lockhart’s We Were Liars is a gripping story centered on family, love, secrets, and lies that is perfect for our Prime Video audience,” said Vernon Sanders, head of global television for Amazon Studios and MGM. “Lockhart, Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are each brilliant at creating complex characters and we’re looking forward to teaming up with these incredible storytellers, along with Universal Television, to bring this show to life.
- 3/21/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Television increasingly has been taking advantage of tax rules to save money by scrapping shows that already have been completed.
Pioneered by Warner Bros. Discovery, which scrapped series such as the second season of Chad and reality competition The Big D, and followed by AMC Networks, which has axed shows such as Demascus, Invitation to a Bonfire and the second seasons of 61st Street and Pantheon, which largely were completed.
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Others such as Netflix, with the second season of animated series Inside Job, also have been reversing renewal decisions, which is a separate but nonetheless similarly dispiriting trend for creatives.
In a lengthy social media post,...
Pioneered by Warner Bros. Discovery, which scrapped series such as the second season of Chad and reality competition The Big D, and followed by AMC Networks, which has axed shows such as Demascus, Invitation to a Bonfire and the second seasons of 61st Street and Pantheon, which largely were completed.
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Others such as Netflix, with the second season of animated series Inside Job, also have been reversing renewal decisions, which is a separate but nonetheless similarly dispiriting trend for creatives.
In a lengthy social media post,...
- 1/9/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The series adaptation of E. Lockhart’s YA suspense thriller We Were Lies has landed at Amazon for development.
Julie Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the book, which was published in 2014, optioned the book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart earlier this summer.
Amazon Prime Video has now taken the project in for development and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book, which was published in 2014. Plec is writing the first episode and MacKenzie is writing the second episode.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
It focuses on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
Julie Plec and her My So-Called Company banner and Universal Television, where The Vampire Diaries co-creator is based, optioned the book, which was published in 2014, optioned the book as part of a trio of deals with Lockhart earlier this summer.
Amazon Prime Video has now taken the project in for development and has set up a mini writers’ room.
Plec and Roswell, New Mexico co-creator Carina Adly MacKenzie are adapting the book, which was published in 2014. Plec is writing the first episode and MacKenzie is writing the second episode.
We Were Liars is a “tragic” love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
It focuses on the the theme of consequences of one’s mistakes. It is centered on the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family,...
- 12/1/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Two of Universal Studio Group’s TV divisions have struck a development deal with South Shore, the Cooking with the Stars producer run by former Twofour bosses Melanie Leach and Andrew Mackenzie.
The deal was unveiled at Content London this afternoon and will see South Shore co-develop and co-produce a minimum of three unscripted projects of scale for the international market with Universal Television Alternative Studio (Utas) and Universal International Studios (Uis). The focus will be on social experiments, reality and competition formats.
South Shore will have access to Universal’s transatlantic resources including talent and IP as the pair seek a non-scripted pipeline.
“We’ve enjoyed developing recent projects with the Utas & Uis teams and we’re thrilled to be working on these three projects with them,” said Leach and Mackenzie.
The pair, who ran Twofour for several years, launched ITV Studios-backed South Shore in 2019 and the company...
The deal was unveiled at Content London this afternoon and will see South Shore co-develop and co-produce a minimum of three unscripted projects of scale for the international market with Universal Television Alternative Studio (Utas) and Universal International Studios (Uis). The focus will be on social experiments, reality and competition formats.
South Shore will have access to Universal’s transatlantic resources including talent and IP as the pair seek a non-scripted pipeline.
“We’ve enjoyed developing recent projects with the Utas & Uis teams and we’re thrilled to be working on these three projects with them,” said Leach and Mackenzie.
The pair, who ran Twofour for several years, launched ITV Studios-backed South Shore in 2019 and the company...
- 12/1/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Rose (Sisi Stringer) is caught between being a protector and a friend to princess Lissa Dragomir (Lucy Fry) in the new trailer for Peacock’s upcoming drama “Vampire Academy.”
The series, from executive producers Julie Plec of “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals” and “Legacies,” and Marguerite MacIntyre, follows a vampire princess and the half-vampire guardian trained to protect her. It’s based on the YA books by Richelle Mead, which was previously adapted in the 2014 film starring Zoey Deutch.
The series also stars Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, the model Dhampir Guardian; Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, a Royal Moroi vampire who is the pariah of the school and royal court due to his parents’ unforgivable societal sins; J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, a Royal Moroi vampire who has dedicated his life to the well-being of not just of his husband and two adopted daughters, but to his entire community,...
The series, from executive producers Julie Plec of “The Vampire Diaries,” “The Originals” and “Legacies,” and Marguerite MacIntyre, follows a vampire princess and the half-vampire guardian trained to protect her. It’s based on the YA books by Richelle Mead, which was previously adapted in the 2014 film starring Zoey Deutch.
The series also stars Kieron Moore as Dimitri Belikov, the model Dhampir Guardian; Andre Dae Kim as Christian Ozera, a Royal Moroi vampire who is the pariah of the school and royal court due to his parents’ unforgivable societal sins; J. August Richards as Victor Dashkov, a Royal Moroi vampire who has dedicated his life to the well-being of not just of his husband and two adopted daughters, but to his entire community,...
- 8/17/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
“Fresh Off the Boat” producer and writer Eddie Huang is developing a new one-hour drama series called “Panda” at Showtime. Huang will write and executive produce the ’90s-set series, about the titular gifted delinquent who sells ecstasy in his hometown of Orlando.
The logline is as follows: “Panda, a gifted delinquent, starts selling ecstasy in Orlando, Florida during the pressed pill boom of the late-90s, motivated by his mother’s challenge to ‘be the best of the stupid people.’ With the help of Jade, a cunning private school girl from the other side of town, they’re able to connect the hoods and take over the burgeoning drug trade in the Florida Breaks Rave Scene.”
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“Panda” is produced by Showtime and Strong Baby Productions, with the latter’s Matt Dines and Jonah Hill executive producing.
The logline is as follows: “Panda, a gifted delinquent, starts selling ecstasy in Orlando, Florida during the pressed pill boom of the late-90s, motivated by his mother’s challenge to ‘be the best of the stupid people.’ With the help of Jade, a cunning private school girl from the other side of town, they’re able to connect the hoods and take over the burgeoning drug trade in the Florida Breaks Rave Scene.”
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“Panda” is produced by Showtime and Strong Baby Productions, with the latter’s Matt Dines and Jonah Hill executive producing.
- 7/20/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
E. Lockhart’s bestselling YA novels — “We Were Liars,” its prequel “Family of Liars” and “Again Again” — have been optioned by Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television.
Released in 2014, the critically acclaimed, TikTok phenomenon “We Were Liars” follows the thrilling and suspenseful unraveling of a group of four friends — the title Liars. The tragic love story, set on a private island, became a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honor.
Its prequel, published in May, takes readers back a generation to uncover the stories of generations past and the “secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.”
“Again Again” — which was published in 2020 — centers on the young Adelaide Buchwald, who survives near-fatal family catastrophe and embarks on an unexpected journey of romantic upheaval. Set during the summer, she discovers what it means to love and reshapes her ideas about romance.
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Released in 2014, the critically acclaimed, TikTok phenomenon “We Were Liars” follows the thrilling and suspenseful unraveling of a group of four friends — the title Liars. The tragic love story, set on a private island, became a National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honor.
Its prequel, published in May, takes readers back a generation to uncover the stories of generations past and the “secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.”
“Again Again” — which was published in 2020 — centers on the young Adelaide Buchwald, who survives near-fatal family catastrophe and embarks on an unexpected journey of romantic upheaval. Set during the summer, she discovers what it means to love and reshapes her ideas about romance.
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- 7/20/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Great news for fans of E. Lockhart’s popular YA books: Julie Plec’s My So-Called Company and Universal Television has acquired the rights to We Were Liars, Family of Liars and Again Again.
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s been on the NY Times bestseller list for the past 22 months.
The recently released Family of Liars, the prequel to We Were Liars, takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
Again Again follows Adelaide Buchwald who, after a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love,...
We Were Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts. It’s been on the NY Times bestseller list for the past 22 months.
The recently released Family of Liars, the prequel to We Were Liars, takes readers back to the story of another summer, another generation, and the secrets that will haunt them for decades to come.
Again Again follows Adelaide Buchwald who, after a near-fatal family catastrophe and an unexpected romantic upheaval, finds herself catapulted into a summer of wild possibility, during which she will fall in and out of love a thousand times while confronting the secrets she keeps, her ideas about love,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Written by E. Lockhart | Art by Manuel Preitano | Published by DC Comics (YA)
I’ve written in previous reviews just how much I like these Young Adult books. DC haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory in a lot of ways in recent times (closing down Vertigo for one) but this division has been one of the real successes. DC knew to make a real splash in the very competitive Young Adult market they would need top talent working on these books, and they secured just that. E. Lockhart, the writer of this volume, is just the latest in a line of award winning authors to be coaxed in. The brief has always been to take the core of certain popular DC characters, add in some real life angst and worry, and construct a story in the style of a YA novel. To be honest, it’s not a million...
I’ve written in previous reviews just how much I like these Young Adult books. DC haven’t exactly covered themselves in glory in a lot of ways in recent times (closing down Vertigo for one) but this division has been one of the real successes. DC knew to make a real splash in the very competitive Young Adult market they would need top talent working on these books, and they secured just that. E. Lockhart, the writer of this volume, is just the latest in a line of award winning authors to be coaxed in. The brief has always been to take the core of certain popular DC characters, add in some real life angst and worry, and construct a story in the style of a YA novel. To be honest, it’s not a million...
- 9/28/2021
- by Dean Fuller
- Nerdly
The teen genre is a TV mainstay, but it often doesn’t get as much love in the streaming era. Shows that thrived in that heady time when the decline of network TV and the rise of Twitter culture met somewhere in the middle—the Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars of the world—ruled, but don’t have quite the same cultural cache now. But that doesn’t mean we don’t still love them. So, when Get Even, a British teen thriller about four girls at an elite boarding school who start a “getting even” club, dropped on Netflix, we took notice.
The series premiered on the BBC iPlayer back in February, but only just became available to American viewers today, dropping in its entirety on Netflix. It is a British series from Holly Phillips based on the “Don’t Get Made” book series by American author Gretchen McNeil.
The series premiered on the BBC iPlayer back in February, but only just became available to American viewers today, dropping in its entirety on Netflix. It is a British series from Holly Phillips based on the “Don’t Get Made” book series by American author Gretchen McNeil.
- 7/31/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
Image Source: Siena Agudong
In the newest Dcom Upside-Down Magic - based on the best-selling book series of the same name - Siena Agudong's character Reina joins her best friend Nory (Izabela Rose) as they head off to their school of Magical Studies. Just like being sorted at Hogwarts, the girls get placed in their new classes; Reina's power of fire secures her the top spot in the Flares class, while Nory's wonky magical abilities land her in the not-so-desired class of Upside-Down Magic.
As we get ready for the new magical world to hit Disney Channel on July 31, we chatted with Siena about the last day of filming, what she got to take home from set, her best beauty tip, and more!
Related: Presenting 98 Disney Channel Original Movies You Can Watch on Disney+
Popsugar: What was your last day on the set of Upside-Down Magic like?
It was very...
In the newest Dcom Upside-Down Magic - based on the best-selling book series of the same name - Siena Agudong's character Reina joins her best friend Nory (Izabela Rose) as they head off to their school of Magical Studies. Just like being sorted at Hogwarts, the girls get placed in their new classes; Reina's power of fire secures her the top spot in the Flares class, while Nory's wonky magical abilities land her in the not-so-desired class of Upside-Down Magic.
As we get ready for the new magical world to hit Disney Channel on July 31, we chatted with Siena about the last day of filming, what she got to take home from set, her best beauty tip, and more!
Related: Presenting 98 Disney Channel Original Movies You Can Watch on Disney+
Popsugar: What was your last day on the set of Upside-Down Magic like?
It was very...
- 7/28/2020
- by Kristin Harris
- Popsugar.com
The World of Tomorrow (Little, Brown, Sept. 5) by Brendan Mathews
Agency: Apa
Set against the 1939 New York World's Fair, Mathews' debut, about three brothers caught up in blackmail and betrayal, made a splash at the May 31-June 2 BookExpo and is drawing comparisons to Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Genuine Fraud (Delacorte, Sept. 5) by E. Lockhart
Agency: UTA
Another BookExpo hit, the follow-up to 2014's best-selling We Were Liars (under development with Imperative) is a Ya Talented Mr. Ripley-esque story that skips around in time and hopscotches among...
Agency: Apa
Set against the 1939 New York World's Fair, Mathews' debut, about three brothers caught up in blackmail and betrayal, made a splash at the May 31-June 2 BookExpo and is drawing comparisons to Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Genuine Fraud (Delacorte, Sept. 5) by E. Lockhart
Agency: UTA
Another BookExpo hit, the follow-up to 2014's best-selling We Were Liars (under development with Imperative) is a Ya Talented Mr. Ripley-esque story that skips around in time and hopscotches among...
- 6/7/2017
- by Andy Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dirty Grandpa
Zac Efron let it pretty much all show on the Georgia set of the upcoming comedy "Dirty Grandpa" this week. The actor flashed not just his chiseled torso but was running around in a pair of very tight flesh colored undies that got a little 'crack happy' at points. He did have a stuffed toy covering his manhood though for the scene.
Check out Just Jared for over two dozen photos. Speaking of Efron, his next film due for release "We Are Your Friends," has locked in an August 28th release date.
Ghost in the Shell
Walt Disney Pictures has moved up the release of DreamWorks' 3D film adaptation of the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" by two weeks and will now open March 31st 2017. Rupert Sanders helms the project which stars Scarlett Johansson and will now go up against Sony's untitled Smurfs animation film.
The original...
Zac Efron let it pretty much all show on the Georgia set of the upcoming comedy "Dirty Grandpa" this week. The actor flashed not just his chiseled torso but was running around in a pair of very tight flesh colored undies that got a little 'crack happy' at points. He did have a stuffed toy covering his manhood though for the scene.
Check out Just Jared for over two dozen photos. Speaking of Efron, his next film due for release "We Are Your Friends," has locked in an August 28th release date.
Ghost in the Shell
Walt Disney Pictures has moved up the release of DreamWorks' 3D film adaptation of the Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell" by two weeks and will now open March 31st 2017. Rupert Sanders helms the project which stars Scarlett Johansson and will now go up against Sony's untitled Smurfs animation film.
The original...
- 4/29/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Imperative Entertainment has set Nicholl Fellowship winner Stephanie Shannon to adapt the feature adaptation of the E. Lockhart bestselling Ya novel We Were Liars. Formed in 2014 by Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Zak Kadison and Tim Kring, Imperative will finance the film, with Friedkin, Thomas and Kadison producing. They bought the novel before its publication. It’s the coming-of-age story of a 17-year-old girl who survived a horrible accident at her family's summer home…...
- 4/28/2015
- Deadline
Imperative Entertainment, the multi-platform media shingle formed in March by Heroes‘ Tim Kring, Zak Kadison and Bradley Thomas, has pacted with Germany-based publishing company Bastei Lubbe Ag on a new joint venture. Both companies will have a 50% stake in Bastei LLC, which will focus on developing new IP for the film, TV and gaming markets. Their slate launches with a quartet of projects: Family drama Capital Gains, set in the high-stakes world of private equity and corporate raiders; Pendulum, a thriller about an unlikely group of people who find themselves embroiled in a conspiracy that could upend Western democracy; Graves, an elevated series tracking a female first-grade teacher who moonlights as a serial killer and the tortured FBI agent on her trail; and The Bay, the San Francisco-set story of a straight-laced cop who teams with his corrupt detective brother to hunt for his daughter’s kidnappers. Imperative’s lineup...
- 9/17/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
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