{"id":93924,"date":"2025-02-13T18:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=93924"},"modified":"2025-02-13T18:21:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T23:21:37","slug":"starz-to-adapt-miranda-julys-all-fours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/02\/13\/starz-to-adapt-miranda-julys-all-fours\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz to Adapt Miranda July&#8217;s &#8220;All Fours&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-93926\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-fours-20250213.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-fours-20250213.webp 666w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/all-fours-20250213-199x300.webp 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/>STARZ announced today that it has acquired the rights to <em>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/41eMEpz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Fours<\/a>,&#8221;<\/em> Miranda July&#8217;s propulsive, sexy, and irreverent novel about a woman at a turning point in her life who embarks on a journey of self-discovery and sexual awakening. 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This is going to be wild.&#8221;<\/p><div id=\"morty-2840739517\" 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;We are honored that Miranda has entrusted us with the adaptation of her magnificent novel &#8216;<em>All Fours<\/em>,'&#8221; said Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming at STARZ. &#8220;As we continue to expand our boundary-pushing programming for adults, we&#8217;re excited to work with Miranda on this extraordinary story that resonates with women around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A giddy, bold, mind-blowing tour de force by one of our most important literary writers&#8221; (George Saunders), Miranda July&#8217;s &#8220;<em>All Fours<\/em>&#8221; has been dubbed &#8220;A frank and delirious ode to love in all its forms&#8221; by Vogue and &#8220;the talk of every group text&#8221; by the New York Times. 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