Netflix Lands Kennedy Ryan's Hoops Drama — SkimNews
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- Netflix landed Hoops, based on Kennedy Ryan's book series, for drama series development in what the source describes as a highly competitive situation
- Kennedy Ryan's Hoops is a three-book sports romance series — Long Shot, Block Shot, and Hook Shot — exploring high-stakes basketball, personal healing, and second-chance love stories
- Adrian Dukes, whose credits include All American and Prime Video's Motorheads, is set as writer and executive producer on the project
- Will Packer Media and Chris Paul's Ohh Dip!!! Entertainment are attached as production partners alongside Ryan and Tracey Baker-Simmons, though series details and storyline remain under wraps
- Ryan holds a first-look producing deal at Universal Television under her Scribe Chick Media banner, and her Skyland series Before I Let Go received a Peacock series order earlier this month
- Ryan's most recent novel Score, the second in her Hollywood Renaissance series, became an instant New York Times bestseller upon its May release
Why it matters: The Hoops package bundles an NYT-bestselling author, a hitmaking producer (Will Packer), and an active NBA superstar (Chris Paul) — three audience engines Netflix rarely lands in a single sports-romance bet. For Ryan, the deal extends her page-to-screen momentum beyond the Peacock pickup of Before I Let Go, making her a multi-platform literary adaptation property in the making.
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