Bravo superproducer and Watch What Occurs Stay host Andy Cohen is becoming a member of forces with NBC to show his bestselling memoir, Most Talkative, right into a tv collection.
The collection, based mostly on the New York Occasions bestseller, is described as follows: “From a younger age, Andy Cohen knew one factor: He cherished tv. Not in the way in which that almost all youngsters do, however in an irrepressible, all-consuming, I-want-to-climb-inside-the-tube type of means. And climb inside he did.
“Now presiding over Bravo‘s actuality TV empire, he began out as a very talkative pop-culture obsessive, dedicated to Charlie’s Angels and All My Kids and to his mom, who obtained every day letters from Andy at summer time camp, often reminding her to tape the soaps. On reflection, it’s onerous to imagine that everybody didn’t know that Andy was homosexual; nonetheless, he remained within the closet till school. Lastly out, he launched into making a profession out of his ardour for tv.”
The collection is a coming-of-age comedy that can observe a fictionalized, 13-year-old Andy Cohen rising up in Nineteen Eighties St. Louis. He’s homosexual, loves the Cardinals, has a stoner for a bar mitzvah tutor, and his cleaning soap opera-fueled creativeness makes him each the lifetime of the celebration and a supply of countless drama. Per the official launch, the potential collection is about “not becoming into anyone field and determining the right way to construct your personal.”
The variation will likely be written by theater veteran Gordon Greenberg (Vacation Inn: The New Irving Berlin Musical) and Michael Weiner, and directed by Emmy winner Todd Holland (Malcolm within the Center, 30 Rock).
Cohen stated in an announcement: “I’m tickled to make use of my childhood because the jumping-off level for what I do know will likely be a hilarious present, and to work with an unbelievable crew, together with my pal [producer] Jason Blum and UTV.”
Most Talkative, Sequence Premiere, TBA, NBC
