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Netflix has acquired the series “Calabasas” from executive producers Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts and “Pretty Little Liars” creator I. Marlene King. variety confirmed.
Based on the 2021 book “If I Lived Here, I’d Be Famous by Now” by Via Breidner, the film follows a 16-year-old sheltered Catholic girl in the Midwest who attends Calabasas High School. The story depicts a person who transfers to a new school and is thrown into an unfamiliar territory. King will write the script and serve as showrunner.
Kardashian is executive producing along with King and his partner Lauren Wagner through Long Lake Media. Other executive producers include Roberts, Carla Price and Matt Matrasky of Belletrist Productions, and Alexandra Milchan under the Crescent Line banner. This project is currently in development at Netflix.
“Calabasas” will reunite Kardashian and Roberts, who co-starred in “American Horror Story: Delicate” Parts 1 and 2.
Kardashian herself is a Calabasas resident, and Calabasas frequently appears on the reality series “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” and Hulu’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians.” In addition to the “Calabasas” series, Netflix has also secured the rights to the Kardashian-starring comedy “The Fifth Wheel.”
In addition to developing and executive producing the hit teen drama series, “King is writing and executive producing the spin-off series of “Pretty Little Liars.” “Ravenswood” “PLL: Perfectionist. ” She also serves as executive producer “PLL: Original Sin” drops Season 2 on May 8 on Max.
Milchan’s producer credits include “Tár,” “The Killer,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and the Apple TV+ series “Blackbird” “Crowded room. ”
“Calabasas” was first reported by Deadline’s Netflix News.
