EXCLUSIVE:Lionsgate Televisionhas optioned author and theater critic Alexis Soloskis bestselling novelHere in the Darkfor scripted series development.
Two-timeFleishman Is in TroubleEmmy nomineeTaffy Brodesser-Aknerjoins as EP, reteaming with that FX series producersSarah TimbermanandCarl Beverly.
Her next novel,El Dorado Drive, will be released by Penguin Random House in June.
‘Here in the Dark’ by Alexis Soloski
Abbott was also a writer on the HBO seriesThe Deuce.
As a journalist, her cultural commentary and storytelling has been seen inThe New York Times Magazine.
Brodesser-Akner recently wrote the national bestsellerLong Island Compromise.
Taffy Brodesser AknerEmil Cohen
They also served as EPs onFleishman Is in Trouble.
Soloski is repped by The Gernert Company and WME.
Abbott is repped by Levine Greenberg Rostan Literary Agency, Anonymous Content, Eric Brooks and WME.
Brodesser-Akner is repped by CAA.
Timberman & Beverly are repped by UTA and Adam Berkowitz with Lenore Entertainment Group.
