Jason Katims Series ‘Dear Edward’ Starring Connie Britton, Taylor Schilling & Colin O’Brien Gets Apple TV+ Order, Sets ‘Friday Night Lights’ Reunion
deadline.comConnie Britton (The White Lotus), Taylor Schilling (Pam and Tommy) and Colin O’Brien (Wonka) headline Dear Edward, a drama written and executive produced by Jason Katims, which has received a formal series greenlight by Apple TV+.The 10-episode series, based on the novel by Ann Napolitano, reunites former Friday Night Lights showrunner Katims with the acclaimed high school drama’s female lead, Britton.
I hear Britton’s Dear Edward deal is for one year, something she also did when she signed on for the first season of Fox’s 9-1-1.
Dear Edward, the first series to come out of Katims’ overall deal with Apple TV+, has been in the works for over a year. Britton was approached early on and came on board last fall though negotiating her deal dragged on for months, holding up the formal series greenlight.
As her contract was getting finalized, Orange Is the New Black alumna Schilling and young actor O’Brien were cast as leads.Dear Edward tells the story of Edward Adler (O’Brien), a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family.
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