![]() ![]() The Great Believers is the newest addition to Paper Kite’s library following NBC’s I Feel Bad, Netflix comedy Russian Doll, Fox animated series Duncanville, and Comedy Central’s Broad City, along with other projects still in development.Ī writer for the series and network to distribute have not yet been determined. Amy Poehler's Paper Kite Productions has come aboard to option rights to Rebecca Makkai's 2018 novel The Great Believers, set during the wide swath of the AIDS epidemic, with plans to turn it into. It was on several best books of the year lists, shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and a National Book Award finalist. Makkai’s novel was recently released in June 2018 but has already been very well received. The two stories take us through the heartbreak of senseless loss and the struggle to find goodness in the midst of disaster. An absorbing and emotionally riveting story. ![]() Fiona tracks down her estranged daughter while grappling with the ways AIDS has devastated her life and their relationship. Soon to Be a Major Television Event, optioned by Amy Poehler. PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BOOK OF 2018. Yale loses his friends to the virus one by one just as his life and career begin to flourish. ![]() ![]() The Great Believers follows Yale and Fiona, two people struggling with the AIDS epidemic in mid-1980s Chicago and 2015 Paris. The best-selling novel by Rebecca Makkai will be adapted into a television series by Poehler’s Paper Kite Productions company. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Amy Poehler has landed the rights to the highly sought after The Great Believers. ![]()
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