Netflix BuysShort Story for $1 Million for Lord Miller, Steven Yeun
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Netflix has acquired the short story "Understudy" by Nicholas Binge for $1 million, marking a significant deal for a 23-page source material, with Steven Yeun and producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller attached.
- The story follows an actor hired for a unique role in South Korea who becomes entangled in a series of crimes and a larger conspiracy, with Yeun's Celadon Pictures and Lord Miller set to executive produce.
- Phil Lord and Chris Miller plan to develop the series and potentially direct the pilot, while Yeun is not yet confirmed to star in the project.
- Nicholas Binge, a best-selling sci-fi and horror author, is adapting his own story and has several other works in development, including projects with Sony Pictures and A24 UK.
- Steven Yeun, known for his roles in "The Walking Dead," "Minari," and Netflix's "Beef," collaborates with Lord and Miller, who recently won five Emmys for the Spider-Man animated series "Spider-Noir."
