Emilia Jones is set to star in the lead role of Netflix’s upcoming limited series “The Retrievals,” Variety and Deadline report. The project is based on the popular podcast “The Retrievals,” produced by Serial Productions and associated with a New York Times feature, and it was announced earlier this year.
According to the series logline and reporting, the show centers on an “unlikely community” of IVF patients who unite to challenge Yale University after undergoing medical treatment. Deadline describes the premise as a crusade against the institution following operations, while Variety highlights the IVF-focused community element. Both outlets identify the project as a podcast-to-series adaptation.
Deadline also adds that “The Retrievals” comes from Molly Smith Metzler, who serves as creator and executive producer, and notes that the podcast it adapts is Peabody-winning. Variety similarly frames the series as a Netflix limited production tied to the podcast’s existing storytelling. Casting details and production timelines beyond Jones’s lead role are not expanded in the provided reports.
