Annapurna Pictures has tapped Julia Roberts to produce and star in a limited series TV adaptation of Maria Semple’s bestselling novel Today Will Be Different, with Semple also on board to pen the script.
The New York Times bestseller follows “Eleanor Flood, admittedly a bit of a mess, as she decides that today is the day to tackle the little things that she has been neglecting. Of course, life gets in the way of success as a fake-sick son, errant husband, and a former colleague with bomb-dropping memoir derail her modest plan. Taking place over the course of one day, Today Will Be Different is about reinvention, sisterhood, and how sometimes it takes facing up to our former selves to truly begin living.”
“I’m giddy that Eleanor Flood will be brought to life by Julia Roberts and am elated to collaborate with Megan Ellison, Sue Naegle and the team at Annapurna on this endeavor,” said Semple, whose previous screen credits include writing for Arrested Development and Mad About You. “This will be a fun ride!”
In addition to Today Will Be Different, Semple has another of her novels, Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, in development as a feature film, with Richard Linklater (Boyhood) set to direct and Cate Blanchett (Carol) attached to star.
Originally published December 18, 2016. Updated April 15, 2018.
