{"id":32736,"date":"2022-02-01T21:46:31","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T02:46:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=32736"},"modified":"2022-02-01T21:46:31","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T02:46:31","slug":"apple-studios-to-adapt-bestselling-novel-dear-edward-as-new-series-from-jason-katims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/02\/01\/apple-studios-to-adapt-bestselling-novel-dear-edward-as-new-series-from-jason-katims\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Studios to Adapt Bestselling Novel &#8220;Dear Edward,&#8221; as New Series from Jason Katims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21429\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Apple-TV-small-e1621556314386.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"192\" \/>Apple TV+ today announced a series order for &#8220;<strong><em>Dear Edward<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; a new 10-episode drama series based on the novel by Ann Napolitano that will be written, showrun and executive produced by Jason Katims (&#8220;<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Parenthood<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>As We See It<\/em>&#8220;), and marks the first series order to hail from his overall deal with Apple TV+.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the bestselling novel, &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3udAs8q\">Dear Edward<\/a>&#8221; is set to star Emmy Award-nominee Connie Britton (&#8220;<em>The White Lotus<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>&#8220;), reuniting Katims and Britton following their Emmy-winning collaboration on &#8220;<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>,&#8221; along with Taylor Schilling (&#8220;<em>Pam and Tommy<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Orange is the New Black<\/em>&#8220;) and Colin O&#8217;Brien (&#8220;<em>Mr. Harrigan&#8217;s Phone<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>Wonka<\/em>&#8220;), with Fisher Stevens (&#8220;<em>Palmer<\/em>&#8220;) set to direct the first episode and serve as executive producer on the pilot.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1228799552\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Dear Edward<\/em>&#8221; tells the story of Edward Adler (played by O&#8217;Brien), a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family. 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