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Hollywood Couples Up: Stars Align for Romance Novel Films
5 Aug
Summary
- Alex Cooper and Shawn Levy are adapting Ali Hazelwood's 'Deep End' for Netflix.
- This marks a major film venture for Cooper's Unwell Productions company.
- 'Deep End' centers on a diver and swimmer in a secret, escalating arrangement.
Alex Cooper and Shawn Levy are set to produce a film adaptation of Ali Hazelwood's bestselling romance novel, 'Deep End,' for Netflix. Levy's 21 Laps and Cooper's Unwell Productions will collaborate on the project, which centers on a Stanford platform diver and a star Olympic swimmer.
This adaptation represents a major film venture for Cooper's Unwell Productions, known previously for the Hulu dating series 'Love Overboard.' The novel 'Deep End' has achieved significant success, topping The New York Times bestseller list and selling nearly 1.5 million copies worldwide.
The film adaptation of 'Deep End' follows another Hazelwood novel, 'The Love Hypothesis,' which stars Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman and premiered on Prime Video on September 23rd. Hazelwood's works, including 'Love on the Brain' and 'Love, Theoretically,' have cemented her status as a leading voice in contemporary romance fiction.
