Sarah Snook Leads HBO’s ‘The Birds’ Limited Series — SkimNews
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- HBO is developing a limited series take on “The Birds” starring Sarah Snook in the lead, inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film and Daphne du Maurier’s 1952 novella.
- Sarah Snook plays Myra Massey, who returns home with her young daughter after a bitter custody battle and secretly probes a childhood friend’s suspicious disappearance, in a story where vicious bird attacks are tied to a killer on the loose; Snook also executive produces.
- Tom Spezialy wrote the pilot and will executive produce, having previously worked on HBO’s “Watchmen” and “The Leftovers.”
- David Heyman and Danny Samit executive produce for Heyday Television, with Jennifer Gabler Rawlings also executive producing; Heyman is currently an executive producer on HBO’s “Harry Potter” series, whose first season debuts this Christmas.
- Universal Global Television will co-produce with HBO, with rights to “The Birds” controlled by Universal Pictures and the du Maurier estate.
- Succession anchored Snook’s four seasons at HBO, earning three Emmy nominations and one win plus two Golden Globe awards, and her recent Peacock series “All Her Fault” added another Emmy nomination.
- Deadline first reported the development, with Variety confirming the project has landed at HBO after the package was on the market over the summer.
Why it matters: Snook returns to HBO with a four-season “Succession” résumé and an HBO veteran writing the pilot, while Universal — the rights holder and co-producer — keeps her after “All Her Fault.” HBO lands a crime-story premise with a lead who brings three Emmy nominations and two Golden Globes.
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