Little Mermaid Sequel Collection within the Works at Peacock

Washed Up: Little Mermaid sequel collection within the works at Peacock

In accordance with Deadline, Peacock is within the technique of growing a collection adaptation of The Little Mermaid titled Washed Up, which is able to observe the occasions years after the titular lead had married the prince. The undertaking hails from writer-producer Gracie Glassmeyer and Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Synder Urman. Nonetheless, followers ought to notice that the upcoming sequel collection received’t be based mostly on the Disney model that everybody from all ages had come to know and love, however it'll as a substitute be impressed by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen’s authentic tragic fairy story of the identical identify.

As well as, Glassmeyer and Urman are additionally growing one other darkish comedy collection for HBO Max titled Right here She Lies which is able to reunite them with Jane the Virgin alum Yael Grobglas, who has signed on for the lead function.

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In Washed Up, fifteen years after giving up her tail to marry a prince at age 17, our princess is now depressing, unmotivated and in a loveless marriage. In different phrases, only a primary bitch human. However when her father out of the blue dies, she suspects foul play and embarks on an epic journey to save lots of not solely her underwater kingdom however all of humankind!

Yael Grobglass, who portrayed the fan-favorite function of Petra Solano in Jane the Virgin, will now star in HBO Max’s Right here She Lies as a pathological liar with a tragic previous who’s struggling to free herself from the online of lies she will’t cease weaving whereas slowly falling in love with somebody who’s equally broken. On high of starring, Grobglass can be set as an govt producer.

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Each tasks will a part of Gracie Glassmeyer’s general cope with CBS TV Studios with Jennie Snyder Urman and Joanna Klein serving as govt producers by means of their Sutton Avenue Productions. The 2 comedy collection can be written and govt produced by Glassmeyer.