EXCLUSIVE: Independenttelevision pilots made some noise in 2024with series such as Mark DuplassPenelopelanding at Netflix.

The team behindBooks, a comedy pilot, hope this remains true next year.

Naidu plays her silent partner Murry, a former book agent who has no idea what hes doing.

Spencer Grammer in Books

Spencer Grammer in BooksCourtesy

The pilot will be shopped to networks and streamers in the New Year.

I wanted a fresh take, said Cahill.

The literary world needs a new tastemaker, the way Oprah used to make bestsellers happen.

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And world around this show can be so expansive and inclusive.

As an author and a writer, Im equally excited by what that means.

Grammer is repped by Untitled Entertainment.

Naidu is repped by CornerStone Talent and TMT Entertainment Group.

Menon is repped by Pantera/Murphy and Seven Summits.

Khan is repped by Candice Kreinbrink at ESE Management.