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Yahoo
6 days ago
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Prime Video's YA Frenzy: Head Of TV Talks Strategy With Updates On ‘TSITP' Spinoff Potential, ‘We Were Liars' Season 2, ‘Off Campus', ‘Fourth Wing' & More
Prime Video is slowly but surely cementing its authority in the young adult genre. The streamer's incredibly popular adaptation of Jenny Han's The Summer I Turned Pretty returned for its third and final season earlier this month to stellar viewership. From Season 1 to Season 3, the premiere week-audience has tripled. More from Deadline 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Season 3 Splashes On To Prime Video With 25M Viewers In 7 Days Post-Premiere 'We Were Liars' Cast: All The Famous Faces In The Prime Video Adaptation Prime Video Buys Raoul Moat Documentary 'Rampage' TSITP is no doubt a juggernaut for Prime Video that, unfortunately, has to come to an end. But make no mistake, YA will continue to be alive and well at Amazon. In fact, the series returns in the middle of what feels like a moment for Prime Video's YA slate, which has been growing slowly but surely over the past few years. The streamer is currently home to titles including We Were Liars, Motorheads, Maxton Hall and Overcompensating, with more on the horizon including Legally Blonde prequel Elle, series adaptations of Elle Kennedy's popular Off Campus college romance novels, and Rebecca Yarros' fantasy epic Fourth Wing. There are also titles in the works that aren't specifically YA but target a similar demo including The Better Sister, which launched in May, and upcoming works like The Girlfriend and Mike Flanagan's Carrie adaptation. Prime Video's Head of TV Vernon Sanders tells Deadline it's all part of a plan to build an ecosystem of content that keeps the fans top of mind. RELATED: There's a 'sense of community we're trying to build at Prime Video that it's not just the destination to watch content, but it's a chance to connect with storytellers, creators and for audiences to build relationships with one another. So that's our ultimate goal, and we're seeing this summer the real fruits of those labors start to pay off,' he said. In the interview below, Sanders talks more about the YA strategy at Prime Video and shares updates on several anticipated titles including many listed above. DEADLINE:TSITP VERNON SANDERS: We knew that we had what we hoped was going to be a giant hit coming in Season 3. Credit to our PR and marketing teams who teamed up on a women-led campaign that started in spring and has spread through the entire summer. We were extremely excited to see the results on The Better Sister, which was a big hit for us. We've been really pleased with the build-up, whether it's We Were Liars or Overcompensating or Motorheads. We have The Runarounds coming later this year. We have The Girlfriend. All of these were really strategically placed throughout the year. This women-led campaign has really sort of brought it all together. There was a giant event in New York where we brought the cast of not only our U.S.-led series and movies, but we also brought our international cast. So we had the cast of Culpa. We has Maxton Hall, which is another hit. We've really created what we think is this fan-led community, which is really sort of humming along. So I think smart scheduling, and also this fan/customer-led campaign, has really ignited us here. We're very, very excited by the results. DEADLINE: SANDERS: I think we're unique in that Prime Video has, obviously, all the roots of that Amazon helped build. The company got started by selling books. Our relationships with readers and authors, I think, is quite unique. I think we may have stumbled upon a little bit of a recipe that's really worked for us. Great adaptations lead to more book sales. More book sales lead to more conversation. That leads to success for all of us. I think it's about the voice, and so it doesn't have to just be an author who is adapting or a writer who's adapting or a showrunner who's adapting. We're also leaning into creators. We're trying to find those folks who just have something to say and and have had some success really resonating with that audience. So whether it's Megan Park or Benito Skinner — we're super excited by the results we've seen by from Overcompensating. Josh [Schwarz] and Stephanie [Savage] have had incredible success, and they're bringing that success to us. Julie Plec … Mike Flanagan is doing an incredible adaptation of Carrie. We love working with Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter on Elle, which we think is going to be something that's going to surprise everyone. So it's really about the voice and building community, and that's what we're focused on for this part of our strategy. DEADLINE:Overcompensating. SANDERS: We are hopeful. We've got some Season 2 writers rooms happening on several of our spring and early summer launches. We were always proud of Overcompensating, [and] just the reception of it has really, really given us even more encouragement. So stay tuned. DEADLINE: TSITP Might we expect spinoffs in the future? SANDERS: That was probably wishful thinking for me at the time, and Jenny has stayed really focused to getting these seasons right. We're pursuing new and different things with Jenny right now. She's presented some some other things that are related to this. So once the full season is launched, we'll get into conversations, and we'll ask her to pick from the many things that she's surfaced. But we've moved away from those conversations. DEADLINE: We Were Liars? SANDERS: Well, that's one of the shows where the writers are hard at work, working on what a Season 2 would be. We've been really excited by the results we've seen there, and it's one of the shows that I hope will have some positive news to report soon. They're hard at work in presenting us with material on a Season 2, and there's been quite a clamor from fans of that show to keep the story going. So we'll see. DEADLINE: Motorheads. SANDERS: We were just really wowed by the idea of the show. We were launching NASCAR this summer, and so having a show that actually spoke to fans of that genre [was an asset]. It was really just the characters. We feel like we lucked out getting into business with those showrunners as well. We are conscious of not wanting to repeat ourselves. So there's a real breadth to what we're trying to do. We're always trying to make sure that we've got some shows that are earnest. We've got shows that have some darkness to them, [like] We Were Liars. And Motorheads has just really sort of resonated with us and struck us. What I've been excited to see on that show in particular is we've got such great completion rates. So folks who start that show tend to watch it all the way through, and that's a great sign. So thanks for asking about that show. We're quite proud of it. DEADLINE: Red, White & Royal Blue. SANDERS: The film team would kill me if I revealed anything, so I'm gonna leave that to them, but that movie was an inspiration for all of us on the series side. It was so well done, and we took a lot of lessons and cues from that in terms of what we were doing. DEADLINE:Off Campus SANDERS: I will share that we've been obsessively watching dailies, and we're really excited by what we're seeing. We should be getting our first cuts in the not-too-distant future, and that show is definitely going to be launching in 2026. So it won't be this year, but it will definitely be next year. DEADLINE: SANDERS: As I said, this is a part of our strategy. We're also focused on young men, and we've had a lot of success with animation and some of our big tentpoles [have been] a real beacon for young male audiences. But for young women, I think it's not only wanting to build a great library that if someone comes in for a show, they are sort of brought into a whole world of options and great stories that has all the elements. So, romance, horror, surprise. We're excited about our adaptation of Fourth Wing, which we're really working hard at. If you look at that, it has so many elements to it. It's got a more smorgasbord of genres inside that. But I think the thing I'm most focused on, thanks to the teamwork between our marketing teams and our PR team, is this sense of community we're trying to build at Prime Video that it's not just the destination to watch content, but it's a chance to connect with storytellers, creators and for audiences to build relationships with one another. So that's our ultimate goal, and we're seeing this summer the real fruits of those labors start to pay off. DEADLINE:Fourth Wing? SANDERS: We don't have news to report yet, so I won't be breaking anything here, but we're hard at work. We love our relationship with Rebecca Yarros, who has been incredible, and we're going to get this one right. So that would be my promise to the fans. RELATED: Best of Deadline Everything We Know About The 'Heartstopper' Movie So Far Everything We Know About 'Emily In Paris' Season 5 So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More Solve the daily Crossword
New York Times
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,' Plus 6 Things to Watch on TV This Week
Teenage Dreams Team Jeremiah? Team Conrad? I'm team 'date someone outside the family who aren't brothers,' but maybe that's just me. 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' follows Lola Tung as Belly, who navigates high school, then college. But the central plot is the will-they-won't-they relationships between her and two brothers, Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad (Christopher Briney). Based on the young adult novels of the same name by Jenny Han, the series returns with its third and final season, dropping one episode each week — which means we won't find out whom Belly ultimately chooses until mid-September. Han, who also serves as the creator, co-showrunner, and an executive producer on the show, has teased that the ending of the show might differ from the book's, so only time will tell. Streaming Wednesday on Prime Video. Musical Specials Miley Cyrus's visual album movie 'Something Beautiful,' which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last month, is now coming to streaming. The film, which has the same name as her new album, features 13 songs with their corresponding visuals, all based on a world of fantasy. Streaming Wednesday on Disney+. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the rest of the gang seem to be quite busy this summer — they're on Coach bags, Uniqlo T-shirts, an entire Kith collection, and now they have to save their favorite summer camp. In 'Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical,' the first musical in the franchise in over 30 years, the group is headed on an outdoorsy adventure: Sally is nervous as a first-time camper, Snoopy and Woodstock go on a treasure hunt, and Charlie Brown works to keep their beloved camp's doors open. Streaming Friday on Apple TV+. Missing Persons In 1995, Jodi Huisentruit was 27 years old and working as an anchor for the local news station, KIMT, in Mason City, Iowa. On the morning of June 27, she didn't show up for work, and when the police later went to her apartment to investigate, they found some of her personal items — including car keys and red high heels — strewn near her car in the complex's parking lot. She was never found and, in 2001, was declared legally dead. The new three-part documentary series 'Her Last Broadcast: The Abduction of Jodi Huisentruit' features interviews with family members, detectives, witnesses and friends in an attempt to figure out what happened. Streaming Tuesday on Hulu. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
Miami Herald
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Miami Herald
Why ‘The Witch Roads' author Kate Elliott has many books to recommend
For the past 30 years, Kate Elliott has written fantasy, science fiction, space opera, Young Adult fantasy, as well as two novellas set in the Magic: The Gathering multiverse. Her work has been nominated for the Nebula, World Fantasy, Norton, and Locus Awards. The Hawaii-based author's latest is "The Witch Roads," the first in an epic fantasy duology. Q. Please tell readers about your new book. As I say in the dedication, "The Witch Roads" duology is the book that reignited my love of writing during a rough period when I wondered if I should just quit. So the story was not just a labor of love but a gift from wherever creativity comes from, a grand piano dropping unannounced into my head at a time when I needed a bolt out of the blue. I'm so grateful for it, and particularly so because I don't normally work like this; I'm more of a writer who stirs pots on the back burner, for years oftentimes, until they are ready to be written. Q. How about the story, though? Macmillan's book page says: "When an arrogant prince (and his equally arrogant entourage) gets stuck in Orledder Halt as part of brutal political intrigue, competent and sunny deputy courier Elen-once a child slave meant to shield noblemen from the poisonous Pall-is assigned to guide him through the hills to reach his destination. When she warns him not to enter the haunted Spires, the prince doesn't heed her advice, and the man who emerges from the towers isn't the same man who entered." This is epic fantasy set in a big world with a mysterious past (as well as a ravenous fungal ghost plague!). The story follows a small cast of characters on a journey with all kinds of twists and turns, as well as unexpected joy, friendship, and a few ruminations on how beautiful the world can be, even if it isn't always. Q. Is there a book or books you always recommend to other readers? Reading is so personal that I can't imagine a specific book I would always recommend to any reader. Reading recommendations are more of an art that allows me to talk to other readers (always fun!), hear what interests them that they have to recommend to me, and consider what I want to say in return. For example, I'd likely not recommend non-fiction to someone who wants a fast-paced novel to dive into. And if a person told me they don't like fiction, I wouldn't try to convince them that, "No, it's just that you haven't read this one novel that I really think is great." If I am going to recommend, how will I do it? Will I drill down and figure out a book that will match their specific interests? Or perhaps a book that isn't something they would normally pick up would be a good option. Let me offer six examples, which doesn't even scratch the surface, but these are books I've recommended multiple times. Isabel Wilkerson's "The Warmth of Other Suns" is an in-depth study of the 20th-century Great Migration of African Americans out of the South and into the Midwest, Northeast, and West. Superb history and excellent writing. Atul Gawande's "Being Mortal" is a compassionate and pragmatic (and well-written!) discussion of mortality and what people face as we reach the end of our lives. I avoided reading it for years, but it turned out to be incredibly reassuring, even the parts that are so uncomfortable to contemplate. We are all headed in the same direction, and it helps to be clear-sighted about our ultimate end. Philip Reeve's Railhead trilogy is ostensibly Young Adult, but the incredible world building with sentient trains that travel between worlds and the youth who gets caught up in a revolt against the Powers That Be dazzles me. I've recommended it successfully to both younger and older readers. Audre Lorde's "Sister Outsider" is a collection of incisive essays and speeches about identity, race, feminism, motherhood, and so much more. When I first read it many years ago as a young woman, it hit me hard, and I have come back to it again and again, as one returns to a wellspring. "The Last Stand of the Tin Can Sailors" by James D Hornfischer is a history book my dad recommended to me (and to my Navy son). It covers World War II's Battle off Samar in which an overmatched USA squadron of destroyers and small escort carriers went up against a powerful Japanese force off the Philippines. So well researched (based on first-hand accounts), so readable, grabs you by the throat and doesn't let up. A story of ordinary men displaying extraordinary courage and resolve. Rosemary Kirstein's The Steerswoman books. I wish these novels (starting with "The Steerswoman") were more widely known. They're so well observed. I can't say more because this is one of the very few series that truly it is best to go into without knowing anything much about it, simply because the discovery element is so worthwhile. Q. What are you reading now? Ned Blackhawk's "The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of US History." An eye-opening re-vision of how we look at American history, and in this case through the lens of how the long interaction between the Indigenous people and the settlers (and then government of the U.S.A.) has driven, and created, so many of the institutions and iconic narratives of this nation in a way most histories overlook, ignore, or don't even recognize. "Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman, about the two systems that drive the way we think. This book was recommended to me, and I was a bit apprehensive that it might be a tough read with a lot of science jargon, but it is so fluidly written that the pages fly past. Fascinating and illuminating. As for novels, I just finished reading Vasily Grossman's masterpiece "Life and Fate"(set during World War II and written by a Soviet journalist who reported through the war) and Ken Liu's forthcoming near-future tech thriller "All That We See or Seem," which was too short; I wanted more! I'm about to start M. H. Ayinde's debut fantasy, "A Song of Legends Lost." Q. How do you decide what to read next? My TBR pile is more of a shelf. Or shelves, to be honest. I am an obsessive book buyer (who needs shoes when you can have books?), so I always have plenty of unread titles at hand. Sometimes I find out about a book and just have to read it right away. Sometimes I finally grab a book I bought five years ago and fly through it because the writing hits me just right or the subject matter becomes incredibly timely. Sometimes I read a book because it's needed research for what I'm writing just now. Sometimes the next installment in a multi-book series that I love arrives, so I have to read it immediately (for example, Juliet McKenna's "The Green Man's Heir" contemporary fantasy series). Q. Do you remember the first book that made an impact on you? Thornton W. Burgess's Mother West Wind series, a gentle children's book series about anthropomorphic animals in a woodland setting, with low stakes, and cute animals, written at the early chapter book level. The books were originally published in the early 20th century, and my dad read them as a child. In my childhood home we had three volumes of the stories. I was obsessed with them in early elementary school, reading them over and over. Q. Is there a book you're nervous to read? "Moby Dick," but my eldest says I have to because it's wickedly funny as well as brilliant. I'm going to venture a read-along with friends next year. Wish me luck. Q. Do you listen to audiobooks? If so, are there any titles or narrators you'd recommend? I don't process audiobooks well because I can't pay attention to the story. What's interesting is that I love storytellers and storytelling, but oral storytelling creates a different rhythm than book narration. That said, I think audiobooks are a great medium for many readers, and I'm glad technology has made them so accessible to so many. I'm delighted to have had such great narrators for my books, including Shiromi Arserio's magisterial narration of my seven volume "everything but the kitchen sink" epic fantasy "Crown of Stars"; Natalie Naudus's impressive skill in dealing with a complex story and cast of thousands for my space opera trilogy, the Sun Chronicles; Zehra Jane Naqvi's incredible attention to detail in the dense world of the Crossroads Trilogy; and Georgia Dolenz nails the tone I'd hoped for with the Court of Fives (YA) trilogy. And more besides these! I'm so excited to see what Ella Lynch does with "The Witch Roads" (the audiobook is coming in August) after she and I had a great exchange via email about names and accents. The voice actors I've interacted with have been so dedicated and skillful. We are really in a golden age for audio in so many venues and media. Q. Is there a genre or type of book you read the most – and what would you like to read more of? I read a lot of history. My dad taught history so I grew up with it as household conversation, and that's probably why I love it to this day. History is a window onto the past that always surprises and amazes me. My favorite fiction genre is science fiction and fantasy (which I lump together). I couldn't tell you why; I've loved SFF since I was a child. Mostly, I'd like to read more of the as-yet-unread books on my shelves. Everything; I just want to cram everything into my brain. Q. What do you find the most appealing in a book: the plot, the language, the cover, a recommendation? Do you have any examples? In fiction, I love best when the story evokes a place so deeply and effectively that I feel as if I am there, that I have experienced that place alongside the characters. For example, J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" is set in Middle Earth, a place that feels "real" to me as a reader, as if it could have (and should have) existed. Ken Liu's Dandelion Dynasty epic fantasy series also creates a fully-fleshed out fantastical world and a century's worth of incredible technological and cultural changes as seen through its many people from all walks of life, total catnip for me as a reader. I also love vivid characters whose personalities and journeys I remember years and even decades after I've read their story. Characters I still think about include (but are not limited to) Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice"; Tremaine and Ilias from Martha Wells' "The Fall of Ile-Rien" trilogy; the members of the Kaul family, leaders of the No Peak clan, whose lives we see unfold over decades in Fonda Lee's Green Bone Saga. Q. If you could ask your readers something, what would it be? Selfishly, I would love to ask my readers (those who enjoyed a book of mine): what scene or moment has really stuck with them, that they still think about months or years (or decades!) later. Copyright (C) 2025, Tribune Content Agency, LLC. Portions copyrighted by the respective providers.
Geek Girl Authority
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
racquel marie Archives
Categories Select Category Games GGA Columns Movies Stuff We Like The Daily Bugle TV & Streaming Books List Articles Stuff We Like Pride 2025 is here, and it's bringing plenty of new books. Read on for 14 Young Adult LGBTQ+ books out this June to help you celebrate! Racquel Marie's You Don't Have a Shot is a rivals-to-lovers soccer YA novel. Should you read it? Check out our review!
Geek Girl Authority
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Girl Authority
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Categories Select Category Games GGA Columns Movies Stuff We Like The Daily Bugle TV & Streaming Books List Articles Stuff We Like Pride 2025 is here, and it's bringing plenty of new books. Read on for 14 Young Adult LGBTQ+ books out this June to help you celebrate! Thank you to Wednesday Books / St. Martin's Press for a copy of Never Ever Getting Back Together in exchange ... Hey there, GGA! Welcome to another edition of Queer Tested, Teacher Approved. This time we're talking about sex (baby!), specifically ... Thank you to Wednesday Books for sending me a copy of If This Gets Out for an honest review. 📖 Summary 📖 From ... Stuff We Like Think Pieces Howdy, folx! Welcome to another edition of Queer Tested, Teacher Approved! This month, we're celebrating some of the best disaster ... Events Interviews Stuff We Like Hello there, GGA readers! It's the most wonderful time of the year again. That's right, Pride! And if you're a ...
