Netflix Orders 'Angus, Thongs' Series Pilot — SkimNews
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- Netflix gave a pilot order to a series adaptation of Louise Rennison's young adult novel "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging," with Fifth Season and Rise Films producing the project.
- The Netflix project would be the second screen adaptation of Rennison's "Confessions of Georgia Nicolson" series, following Paramount's 2008 film "Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging," which was written and directed by Gurinder Chadha and starred Georgia Groome and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
- The 2008 Paramount film was based on the first two books in the series: 1999's "Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging" and 2000's "It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers."
- Monica Heisey is writing the Netflix pilot, with Jim O'Hanlon directing; Sam Leifer is executive producer on behalf of Rise Films, Jon Jennings is producer, and Rachel Sheridan is the casting director.
- Production on the pilot is taking place in the U.K., and Netflix declined to comment on the pilot order.
- Both the books and the 2008 film follow British teenager Georgia Nicolson as she schemes to win over "gorgeous sex-god" Robbie with help from her cat Angus, her parents, and her girl posse the Ace Gang.
Why it matters: The pilot gives Netflix a shot at a recognizable British Y/A franchise with a proven prior adaptation — Chadha's 2008 film. If greenlit, it adds a U.K.-produced teen series to Netflix's slate while letting Fifth Season and Rise Films attach themselves to IP nearly two decades old but still carrying built-in nostalgia. A pilot order also means no series commitment yet, keeping Netflix's downside capped while it gauges audience appetite for a second Georgia Nicolson story.
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