‘Love Story’, ‘Italian Job’, ‘The Parallax View’, ‘Flashdance’ & ‘Fatal Attraction’ Reboots In Works At Paramount+

Peter White
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Paramount+ is making no bones about rebooting its library of feature films for television.

The streamer revealed today that it is development series based on Love Story, Fatal Attraction, Flashdance, The Italian Job and The Parallax View.

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They join a Grease prequel film and The Godfather making-of series The Offer.

Love Story, which starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O’Neal, comes from Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, Paramount TV Studios and CBS Studios.

Fatal Attraction comes from Alexandra Cunningham and Kevin J. Hynes and exec produced by Amblin TV’s Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank.

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Here are the details:

LOVE STORY
• Script to series
• Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the executive producers of “Gossip Girl,” “The O.C.” and “Looking for Alaska,” are bringing to Paramount+ a series based on the award-winning perennial film, Love Story.
• Executive Producers: Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage
• Says Schwartz and Savage, “From the main title theme to the class conflict and classic American style, Love Story is truly iconic. We’re beyond excited to update it for the next generation, and to be working again with Nicole and the Paramount team as well our friends at CBS Television Studios.”
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studios: Paramount Television Studios co-producing with CBS Studios

FATAL ATTRACTION
• Script to series
• Logline: A deep-dive reimagining of the classic psychosexual thriller and 80s cultural touchstone FATAL ATTRACTION through the lens of modern attitudes on strong women, personality disorders, victim shaming and coercive control.
• Writers: Alexandra Cunningham (“Dirty John”), Kevin J. Hynes (“Dirty John,” “Perry Mason”)
• Executive Producers: Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank on behalf of Amblin Television, Alexandra Cunningham, Kevin J. Hynes, Stanley Jaffe, Sherry Lansing
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios

FLASHDANCE
• Script then pilot
• Logline: A young woman struggles to make her mark in the ballet world while navigating romance, money, art, friendship, and how to love herself.
• Award-winning “Mad Men” writer Tracy McMillan is writing and executive producing the drama series which will pick up from where the story left off, but in present-day.
• “True Blood’s” Angela Robinson will direct and executive produce the series with Lynda Obst.
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios

GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES
• Script to series
• Logline: With both classic and new songs, and a diverse cast, the series is a prequel to the unforgettable musical film, Grease, and tells the story of how Frenchy’s older sister, Jane, founded the Pink Ladies.
• Executive Producers: Annabel Oakes (“Atypical,” “Transparent”), Marty Bowen (Twilight), Erik Feig (La La Land)
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios
• Production Companies: Picturestart and Temple Hill

THE ITALIAN JOB
• Script then pilot
• Logline: When the grandchildren of the legendary Charlie Croker inherit his old safety deposit box, the quest for the infamous Italian bullion is reignited.
• Executive Producer & Writer: Matt Wheeler (“Hawaii 5-0”)
• Producer: Donald De Line
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios

THE OFFER
• Straight to series
• A scripted limited event series from Paramount Television Studios, based on Oscar-winning producer Al Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making The Godfather.
• The 10-episode event series is written and executive produced by Michael Tolkin (“Escape at Dannemora,” The Player).
• Ruddy will also serve as executive producer, alongside showrunner Nikki Toscano (“Hunters”) and Emmy-winning producer Leslie Greif (“Hatfields & McCoys”).
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios

THE PARALLAX VIEW
• Development
• Logline: A scripted series from Paramount Television Studios, based on the iconic film.
• Executive Producer: Paula Wagner
• A Paramount+ Original
• Studio: Paramount Television Studios

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