Wiip To Develop ‘The Memo,’ Upcoming Book By Former Wall Street Journal Staffers, With Lean Machine
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Wiip has optioned The Memo, the forthcoming novel by former Wall Street Journal reporters Rachel Dodes and Lauren Mechling.
The independent studio will develop the book for TV with Lean Machine, the production company headed by screenwriter and director Aline Brosh McKenna.
The novel follows a 30-something woman whose mounting suspicion that she never “got the memo” is confirmed, and she’s given the chance to travel back in time and fix her worst mistakes—but at what cost?
The Memo will be published by Harper Perennial in 2024. Wiip’s Paul Lee and Mark Roybal will executive produce alongside Brosh McKenna, Heather Morris, Dodes, and Mechling. “We loved Rachel and Lauren’s mind-bending, romantic, and immensely relatable novel about what it means to live up to your potential,” said Brosh McKenna. “Jenny’s story leaps across timelines and explores every what if, but ultimately celebrates the imperfect moments and friendships that make life worthwhile.
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