Exclusive: HBO Max is developing Adam Silvera’s bestselling Ya novel More Happy Than Not as a one-hour series, from Drew Comins’ Creative Engine Entertainment and eOne where the company is under an overall deal. Comins and Silvera will serve as executive producers on the project, which is currently looking for a writer and filmmaker to do the adaptation.
In More Happy Than Not, it’s a sweltering, dangerous summer in the Bronx. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness since his father’s suicide — but he’s gunning for it. With the help of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he’s slowly remembering what it might feel like. But grief and the scar on his wrist keep him from forgetting the past completely. When Genevieve leaves for a couple weeks, Aaron spends all his time hanging out with this new guy, Thomas. Aaron’s crew notices,...
In More Happy Than Not, it’s a sweltering, dangerous summer in the Bronx. Sixteen-year-old Aaron Soto is struggling to find happiness since his father’s suicide — but he’s gunning for it. With the help of his girlfriend Genevieve and his overworked mom, he’s slowly remembering what it might feel like. But grief and the scar on his wrist keep him from forgetting the past completely. When Genevieve leaves for a couple weeks, Aaron spends all his time hanging out with this new guy, Thomas. Aaron’s crew notices,...
- 2/13/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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