Sartaj Singh
The long-awaited television adaptation of Alice Feeney’s novel ‘His & Hers’ has found a home! Netflix has ordered the series, which was in the works at Jessica Chastain’s Freckle Films and Endeavor Content after the rights to the work were acquired in association with Kristen Campo. The project’s filming will start in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 24 and wrap up by December 18. Dee Johnson serves as the showrunner, with Bill Dubuque and William Oldroyd on board as a writer and director, respectively. Tessa Thompson headlines the cast, which also includes Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Rebecca Rittenhouse, and Marin Ireland.
The psychological thriller is set in the sweltering heat of Atlanta. Anna (Thompson) lives in haunting reclusively, fading away from her friends and career as a journalist. But after overhearing about a murder in Dahlonega, the sleepy town where she grew up, she snaps back to life, pouncing on the case and searching for answers. Detective Jack Harper is strangely suspicious of her involvement, chasing her into the crosshairs of his own investigation. There are two sides to every story: his and hers, which means someone is always lying.
Johnson recently wrote two episodes of Showtime’s queer drama series ‘Fellow Travelers.’ Her credits also include multiple episodes of shows such as ‘Nashville,’ ‘Boss,’ and ‘ER.’
Thompson was a part of the superhero film ‘The Marvels’ as Valkyrie and the boxing drama ‘Creed III’ as Bianca Creed. She also portrayed Beth in ‘The Listener’ and Irene in Netflix’s period drama ‘Passing.’ Her television credits include Charlotte Hale in HBO’s science fiction epic ‘Westworld.’
Chastain served as a producer or executive producer for recent projects such as the thriller drama ‘Mothers’ Instinct,’ Audible’s podcast series ‘The Space Within,’ and Showtime’s biographical series ‘George & Tammy.’ She also appeared in ‘Mothers’ Instinct’ as Alice, ‘Memory’ as Sylvia, ‘George & Tammy’ as Tammy Wynette, and ‘The Good Nurse’ as Amy Loughren. The actress is part of the cast of upcoming productions like Apple TV+’s ‘The Savant,’ Michel Franco’s ‘Dreams,’ and Al Pacino-starrer ‘Lear Rex.’
Feeney is a former BBC journalist and producer of ‘One O’clock News’ who wrote her debut novel at the age of 30. ‘His & Hers’ is not her first work that was considered for a TV adaptation, as ‘Sometimes I Lie’ was picked up by Fox with Sarah Michelle Gellar starring and Ellen DeGeneres producing. However, due to undisclosed reasons, the series has been on hold.
The TV rights for the novel were picked up by Freckle Films, Campo, and Endeavor Content back in 2020, the year the literary work was published, but the project did not get off the ground immediately. However, the novel’s popularity has seen a resurgence since its publication, and it was the #1 Amazon bestseller between April and June 2024.
“This little book of mine was first published at the beginning of the pandemic,” wrote Feeney in an Instagram post. “All my author events were canceled, bookshops were closed, and I remember feeling so sad that maybe nobody would ever read this story that I loved so much. But readers found Jack & Anna then, and new readers are still finding them now. Forever thank you to everyone who has read ‘His & Hers,’ I’m so grateful,” the writer added. Her latest books include ‘Good Bad Girl,’ ‘Daisy Darker,’ and ‘Rock Paper Scissors.’
The Hollywood of the South, Atlanta, has a booming film industry with state-of-the-art studios and an increasing number of projects gearing up for production. When it comes to mystery thrillers like ‘His & Hers,’ the city has hosted the shooting of movies and shows like ‘Prisoners,’ ‘Reptile,’ ‘Manhunter,’ ‘They Cloned Tyrone,’ ‘Pieces of Her,’ and ‘Lovecraft Country.’
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