Eisenberg Sets A24 TV Series; Rice to EP — SkimNews
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- Jesse Eisenberg is writing, executive producing, and directing an untitled TV series for A24, which is expected to be taken out to buyers in the coming weeks.
- The series is based on an Eisenberg short story about a young woman; he told THR on the London Film Festival red carpet that it follows an 18-year-old girl in fall 2002 at "the beginning of the culture wars."
- Peter Rice, freshly named Netflix Chief Content Officer, is executive producing via his existing A24 deal but is not expected to have hands-on involvement going forward, though he will likely retain his EP credit.
- Netflix is likely in the mix for the series; the streamer is already home to high-profile A24 shows like Beef and the upcoming Millie Bobby Brown & David Harbour spy drama.
- The short story may come from Eisenberg's 2016 collection Bream Gives Me Hiccups, which he previously tried to develop as a TV series for Amazon and A24 roughly a decade ago — making this his second swing at the property.
- Eisenberg's recent resume includes directing Julianne Moore in The Debut (his third feature as writer-director) and winning an Oscar for writing 2024's A Real Pain.
Why it matters: The project puts Rice in an awkward spot: he inherits Netflix's content slate while still carrying an A24 producing deal, meaning a show he exec-produced under that deal could end up landing at Netflix. For Eisenberg, the timing commits him to a long-form TV push while his film-directing career — two features in three years, one Oscar for writing — is gaining steam.
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