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Netflix has officially ordered Calabasas, a book-inspired, YA drama series executive produced and showrun by Chris Van Dusen (book-based series "Bridgerton"). Kim Kardashian, Alexandra Milchan, and Emma Roberts will also serve as executive producers.
The project is part of Van Dusen’s overall deal with Netflix, signed last year after he joined the series—then still in development—as its new creative lead.
The tv series is inspired by Via Bleidner’s novel titled If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now. The series adaptation has been reimagined under Van Dusen’s direction, evolving into a high-stakes young adult romance with drama and emotional intensity.
Here is a statement from Chris Van Dusen about the announcement:
“I’ll forever be trying to wrap my head around being lucky enough to get to work with creative partners this smart, supportive, and ambitious — from Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts and the whole producing team, to Bela Bajaria, Jinny Howe and everyone at Netflix. Calabasas is the kind of series I’ve always dreamed of making. It’s the kind of glamorous, bold, addictive and emotionally-charged show I grew up obsessed with. The great teen dramas of that era proved TV could be escapist, provocative, and deeply personal all at once. To get to bring that type of wild ride to today’s audiences is incredibly exciting. And more obviously I’ll take all the free or heavily-discounted smoothies from Erewhon I can get. That part too.”
Here is the book synopsis of "If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous By Now" by Via Bleidner:
When Via Bleidner transfers from the private Catholic school she’s attended since childhood to Calabasas High, the adjustment is anything but easy. Thrown into a glittering world of celebrity culture, extreme wealth, and sprawling mansions, she feels completely out of place—and painfully alone. To cope, Via adopts the mindset of a journalist, documenting her classmates’ lives, collecting overheard gossip, and observing the chaos around her from a safe emotional distance.
But life at Calabasas High is impossible to experience passively. Between celebrity-backed lunch spots, outrageous theater productions featuring famous dogs, and Kanye West’s ambitions to transform the school into the first-ever YEEZY academy, the line between ordinary teenage life and Hollywood absurdity quickly disappears.
As Via immerses herself in this bizarre new environment, she begins to let down her guard. What starts as material for her writing gradually becomes something more meaningful, leading her to an unlikely circle of friends: a billionaire heir, a chaotic aspiring viral star, a washed-up former Disney actor, and a wildly unpredictable doughnut hustler. In the process, Via discovers that connection—not observation—might be exactly what she’s been missing.
Source: Deadline
The project is part of Van Dusen’s overall deal with Netflix, signed last year after he joined the series—then still in development—as its new creative lead.
The tv series is inspired by Via Bleidner’s novel titled If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now. The series adaptation has been reimagined under Van Dusen’s direction, evolving into a high-stakes young adult romance with drama and emotional intensity.
Here is a statement from Chris Van Dusen about the announcement:
“I’ll forever be trying to wrap my head around being lucky enough to get to work with creative partners this smart, supportive, and ambitious — from Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts and the whole producing team, to Bela Bajaria, Jinny Howe and everyone at Netflix. Calabasas is the kind of series I’ve always dreamed of making. It’s the kind of glamorous, bold, addictive and emotionally-charged show I grew up obsessed with. The great teen dramas of that era proved TV could be escapist, provocative, and deeply personal all at once. To get to bring that type of wild ride to today’s audiences is incredibly exciting. And more obviously I’ll take all the free or heavily-discounted smoothies from Erewhon I can get. That part too.”
Here is the book synopsis of "If You Lived Here You'd Be Famous By Now" by Via Bleidner:
When Via Bleidner transfers from the private Catholic school she’s attended since childhood to Calabasas High, the adjustment is anything but easy. Thrown into a glittering world of celebrity culture, extreme wealth, and sprawling mansions, she feels completely out of place—and painfully alone. To cope, Via adopts the mindset of a journalist, documenting her classmates’ lives, collecting overheard gossip, and observing the chaos around her from a safe emotional distance.
But life at Calabasas High is impossible to experience passively. Between celebrity-backed lunch spots, outrageous theater productions featuring famous dogs, and Kanye West’s ambitions to transform the school into the first-ever YEEZY academy, the line between ordinary teenage life and Hollywood absurdity quickly disappears.
As Via immerses herself in this bizarre new environment, she begins to let down her guard. What starts as material for her writing gradually becomes something more meaningful, leading her to an unlikely circle of friends: a billionaire heir, a chaotic aspiring viral star, a washed-up former Disney actor, and a wildly unpredictable doughnut hustler. In the process, Via discovers that connection—not observation—might be exactly what she’s been missing.
Source: Deadline
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