Tommy Dorfman to Direct Horror Adaptation 'Carrying' for Good Girl Productions
Good Girl Productions is developing a feature adaptation of Samantha Josephs' debut horror novel 'Carrying,' with Tommy Dorfman directing and producing.
Good Girl Productions, the company launched by Tommy Dorfman, has announced it is developing a feature adaptation of Samantha Josephs' debut horror novel Carrying. Dorfman will direct and produce the film, while Josephs will write the screenplay.
The novel is set to be published by Putnam/Penguin Random House on Oct. 6, and was recently shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.
Dorfman launched Good Girl Productions in 2025. The company's slate also includes adaptations of Torrey Peters' Detransition, Baby and Allie Rowbottom's Aestetica.
Dorfman previously directed I Wish You All the Best for Lionsgate and appeared in 13 Reasons Why and Jane the Virgin. The news was first reported by Variety.
Quick answers
Who is directing the film adaptation of 'Carrying'?
Tommy Dorfman will direct and produce the adaptation through Good Girl Productions.
Who is writing the screenplay for 'Carrying'?
Samantha Josephs, the author of the debut horror novel, will write the screenplay.
When will the novel 'Carrying' be published?
The book is set to be published by Putnam/Penguin Random House on Oct. 6.