Leila Gerstein Sells Netflix Wedding-Themed Romantic Dramedy
Netflix has bought a pitch from Leila Gerstein for a romantic dramedy set in a New England town hosting a pop star's wedding; she will write and executive produce.
Netflix has bought a pitch from Leila Gerstein for a new romantic dramedy series, according to Deadline. Gerstein will write and executive produce the project.
The series is set in a small New England community whose lives are upended when the town becomes the unexpected location of the wedding of the world's biggest pop star to the world's biggest athlete. Both the pop star and the athlete are fictional characters.
Bradley Gardner will also executive produce through Busy B Entertainment.
Netflix representatives declined to comment on the project.
Gerstein's television credits
Gerstein created Hart of Dixie, which ran for four seasons on The CW and, per Deadline, is currently seeing a major spike in new viewers on Pluto. She also created and ran Saint X, based on the book of the same name, for Hulu.
She began her career working on The O.C. and Gossip Girl, and worked on The Handmaid's Tale, for which she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe, as well as Mrs. America and Looking for Alaska.
Quick answers
Who is writing the new Netflix romantic dramedy?
Leila Gerstein, who will also executive produce the series.
What is the series about?
It is set in a small New England community whose lives are upended when the town becomes the unexpected location of the wedding of the world's biggest pop star to the world's biggest athlete. Both are fictional characters.