Netflix has ordered the young adult show “Sid & Zoey” to series after a highly competitive development deal. The series is part supernatural mystery, part romance and comes from creator Jon Kasdan, known for his work on “The First Time” and “Willow.”
In addition to creating the show, Kasdan will co-showrun, write and executive produce the series alongside John Shiban (“Ozark”). Shiban is also the co-showrunner and writer. Blumhouse Atomic Monster and Bad Robot executive produce. J.J. Abrams and Rachel Rusch Rich will executive produce for Bad Robot, and Jason Blum, James Wan and Rob Hackett will executive produce for Blumhouse Atomic Monster. Blumhouse Atomic Monster is the studio behind the series.
The eight-episode drama follows Sid, a seductive, sophisticated and amoral teenager from New York, who is sent to live with a police chief and his family in the Mississippi town where his mother grew up. The chief’s family includes his sharp-witted, punk-rock daughter, Zoey. As they try to resist their mutual attraction, Sid and Zoey get sucked into the dark, hidden world underneath the town’s picture perfect facade and the supernatural mystery lurking beneath the surface.
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