Peacock Puts 'The Intern' Series in Development
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- Peacock has put The Intern into development, adapting Michele Campbell’s 2023 novel for a series.
- Julia Cohen will write the series and serve as executive producer, with George Tillman Jr. slated to direct.
- Michele Campbell is attached as a producer and the series will be produced by Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
- The Intern is described as a “sexy, twisty legal thriller” about Harvard Law student Madison Rivera’s covert deal with the DOJ to infiltrate Judge Kathryn Conroy’s chambers.
- Michele Campbell draws on her own legal background—Harvard and Stanford Law graduate, former Manhattan law firm associate, and eight‑year federal prosecutor—to inform the story.
- State Street Pictures, represented by CAA, Kaplan Perrone, and Ziffren Brittenham, is co‑executive producing the series alongside Robert Teitel and Robert Prinz.
- Julia Cohen brings a track record of executive producing on adaptations such as USA Network’s Rainmaker and co‑showrunning ABC’s The Company You Keep.
Why it matters: Peacock adds a high‑profile legal thriller to its slate, while Michele Campbell’s novel moves to screen and she will serve as a producer on the series. Universal Television and State Street Pictures are producing the series. The series is described as a sexy, twisty legal thriller about power and justice.
