Netflix has ordered a television series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s novel “Icebreaker,” according to multiple reports. The streaming service announced the project through an appearance at the BANFF World Media Festival, where Netflix executives discussed the development. Variety and Deadline both report that Amanda Lasher, formerly of “Gossip Girl,” is set to serve as showrunner. Alex Cooper is also attached as a producer. Deadline adds that Jade Bartlett will co-write the series. The sources describe “Icebreaker” as a romance story centered on Anastasia Allen, a competitive figure skater. The project is being developed as part of Netflix’s slate of scripted programming, with Netflix executives involved in overseeing the adaptation. The reports do not indicate release dates or casting, and additional production details are not specified in the provided coverage. Overall, the outlets agree on the core creative and production attachments: Netflix as the distributor, Hannah Grace’s novel as the source material, and Lasher and Cooper in key leadership roles, with Bartlett contributing to the screenplay.
Netflix orders series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s “Icebreaker,” with Amanda Lasher as showrunner
Netflix has ordered a television series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s novel “Icebreaker,” according to multiple reports. The streaming service announced the project through an appearance at the BANFF W...
- Netflix orders a series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s novel “Icebreaker.”
- Amanda Lasher is set as showrunner.
- Alex Cooper is attached as a producer.
- Jade Bartlett is reported to co-write the series.
- The story centers on Anastasia Allen, a competitive figure skater.
Netflix is getting into the hockey romance genre. The streamer ordered a series adaptation of Hannah Grace’s best-selling novel Icebreaker, and Alex Cooper is helping make it happen. The Unwell chief will produce the series, with Amanda Lasher set as showrunner. Jade Bartlett will co-write. Icebreaker follows Anastasia Allen, a competitive figure skater with her […]
12 hours agoNetflix has found its “sex on ice” series. The streamer has ordered a series version of the Hannah Grace novel “Icebreaker, Variety has learned exclusively. Netflix exec Jinny Howe revealed the news onstage during a fireside chat with Variety‘s executive editor for TV, Michael Schneider, at the BANFF World Media Festival. Amanda Lasher and Jade […]
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