Sarah Snook to Lead HBO Take on Hitchcock Classic
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- HBO is developing a limited series adaptation of "The Birds," inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s film and Daphne du Maurier’s novella, with Sarah Snook starring and executive producing.
- The story follows Myra Massey (Snook) as she returns home amid a custody battle and investigates a friend’s disappearance while facing deadly bird attacks linked to the crime.
- Tom Spezialy wrote the pilot and will executive produce alongside David Heyman, Danny Samit, and Jennifer Gabler Rawlings, with HBO co-producing alongside Universal Global Television.
- Sarah Snook returns to HBO after her acclaimed role in "Succession," and Spezialy brings experience from previous HBO projects like "Watchmen" and "The Leftovers."
- The project marks a collaboration involving key industry figures and is part of HBO’s expanding slate of high-profile series, with rights controlled by Universal Pictures and the du Maurier estate.
