EXCLUSIVE: Scrubs star Judy Reyes is boarding New Line’s film adaptation of John Green’s #1 NY Times best seller Turtles All the Way Down for HBO Max.Turtles All the Way Down tackles anxiety through its 17-year-old protagonist, Aza Holmes (played by Isabela Merced).
Reyes will play Gina, the mother of Aza. Cree Cicchino and Felix Mallard also star. It’s not easy being Aza, but she’s trying… trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, and a good student, all while navigating an endless barrage of invasive, obsessive thoughts that she cannot control.
When she reconnects with Davis, her childhood crush, Aza is confronted with fundamental questions about her potential for love, happiness, friendship, and hope in the face of her mental illness.Temple Hill’s Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey and Isaac Klausner will produce.
Green will executive produce alongside Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger. Hannah Marks is directing from a script by Isaac Aptaker and Elizabeth Berger.
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