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Netflix Adapts 'Prep': Boarding School Drama Series Coming
3 Nov
Summary
- Nicole Taylor to adapt Curtis Sittenfeld's novel 'Prep' for Netflix.
- The series follows a scholarship student at an elite Massachusetts boarding school.
- This marks the first screen adaptation of Sittenfeld's novels.
Netflix is expanding its young adult offerings with a new series titled 'Prep,' based on Curtis Sittenfeld's acclaimed 2005 novel. The adaptation is spearheaded by showrunner Nicole Taylor, who previously worked on 'One Day.' Taylor expressed deep enthusiasm for the project, calling 'Prep' her all-time favorite novel.
The series will focus on Lee Fiora, a scholarship student from Indiana attending the prestigious Ault school in Massachusetts. It delves into her experiences as an outsider among her more privileged classmates, exploring themes of social mobility, longing, and adolescent self-consciousness. This project represents the first screen adaptation of any of Sittenfeld's published works.
