Robert Downey Jr. and Greg Berlanti are working on a TV adaptation of Samantha Downing’s upcoming novel, “For Your Own Good,” at HBO Max, TheWrap has learned.
The executive producers have optioned Downing’s book, which is set to be released in July, and are currently in the development stage on a drama series at the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service. Downey Jr. and Berlanti’s teams are looking for a writer to adapt the project.
Downing’s “For Your Own Good” takes place within the halls of New England’s prestigious Belmont Academy, per its official description. “With Ivy League admissions rolling in, stiff competition for this year’s coveted Teacher of the Year Award and planning for the memorial statue for the recently deceased headmaster, the book and potential series also explore the run of poisonings and dead bodies that have started to pile up at the university.
The executive producers have optioned Downing’s book, which is set to be released in July, and are currently in the development stage on a drama series at the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service. Downey Jr. and Berlanti’s teams are looking for a writer to adapt the project.
Downing’s “For Your Own Good” takes place within the halls of New England’s prestigious Belmont Academy, per its official description. “With Ivy League admissions rolling in, stiff competition for this year’s coveted Teacher of the Year Award and planning for the memorial statue for the recently deceased headmaster, the book and potential series also explore the run of poisonings and dead bodies that have started to pile up at the university.
- 6/24/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
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