Kim Kardashian’s new Netflix sequence has a brand new showrunner and is the mind behind the smash-hit interval drama Bridgerton, changing the unique showrunner, Fairly Little Liars creator I. Marlene King.
As reported in Deadline, Chris Van Dusen is now the author and showrunner for Calabasas, which is executive-produced by Kardashian and Emma Roberts. The sequence relies on the ebook by Through Bleidner titled If You Lived Right here You’d Be Well-known By Now. King stepped away from the mission after engaged on it for over a yr.
Calabasas focuses on 16-year-old Midwestern Catholic schoolgirl Through, whose life was turned the wrong way up when her household made a giant transfer, and she or he was compelled to switch to Calabasas Excessive. Kardashian has been the driving pressure behind the mission and has referred to herself as a giant Bridgerton fan, reaching out to Van Dusen.
Bridgerton stays one in every of Netflix’s top-performing English-language sequence, and Van Dusen earned an Emmy nomination for an Excellent Drama Sequence. Bridgerton is about to launch its new season subsequent yr, specializing in the character Benedict Bridgerton (performed by Luke Thompson) and his love curiosity Sophie Baek (performed by Yerin Ha).
Van Dusen can also be engaged on one other Netflix mission titled They Each Die At The Finish, which is one other adaptation of a novel written by Adam Silvera and executive-produced by music artist Dangerous Bunny. Van Dusen can also be adapting Elle Kennedy’s ebook Lady Overseas with A24. He has credit in different sequence, together with Scandal, Gray’s Anatomy, and The Catch.
Kardashian has been often called a actuality star and influencer for many of her profession within the limelight, however most just lately has stepped into the world of fictional storytelling. She has most just lately starred in Ryan Murphy’s new sequence All’s Honest, which is about to launch on Hulu on November 4. She stars alongside Sarah Paulson, Glenn Shut, and Naomi Watts.
She additionally had a job in one other Murphy mission alongside fellow government producer Roberts in Murphy’s anthology sequence American Horror Story. Kardashian appeared in season 12, enjoying the function of Siobhan Corbyn, and the function was particularly written for the truth star and vogue mogul.
There are not any different particulars relating to Calabasas, together with a launch date or forged, however with Van Dusen stepping in, manufacturing might be amping up and can hopefully embody releasing additional particulars in regards to the sequence.
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October 21, 1980
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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5 ft 2 inches