Amazon MGM Lands 'Throttled'; Josh Heuston to Star — SkimNews
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- Amazon MGM Studios acquired worldwide rights to 'Throttled,' a feature adaptation of Lauren Asher's 'Dirty Air' series novel, with Nzingha Stewart directing from a Melissa Osborne script
- Josh Heuston is set to star as the brother’s ruthless teammate and rival, coming off 'Off Campus,' which drew 36 million viewers in 12 days and became Prime Video's third most-viewed debut season ever
- Brownstone Productions (Max Handelman, Elizabeth Banks) and Ethea Entertainment (Jennifer Gibgot, Andrew Panay) are producing alongside Garrett Grant, with Asher exec producing
- Stewart, Osborne, and Grant all arrive with Amazon/Prime Video pedigree — Emmy/DGA/PGA nominations for 'Daisy Jones & the Six,' screenplay for 'My Fault: London,' and producing credit on the upcoming Schwarzenegger/Ritchson Christmas film
- Lauren Asher has sold more than 5 million books worldwide, with the Dirty Air series translated into 14 languages
- Banks' Brownstone has a Prime Video series set up around the Karen Read trials with Banks to star and exec produce, while Ethea is developing 'House of Crowns,' a romance series based on a forthcoming Anna Todd novel
Why it matters: Amazon MGM is leaning into proven IP and trusted collaborators — tapping a 5-million-copy bestselling novel, an actress-director with Prime Video awards heat, and a lead actor whose last show ranked as the streamer's third-biggest debut ever. The deal continues Brown's-tone and Ethea's romance assembly line at Prime Video, where Ethea already has a separate Todd adaptation and a new romance series in development.
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