Reese Witherspoon’s manufacturing firm Hey Sunshine is behind hit book-to-screen variations like The place the Crawdads Sing, Large Little Lies and Little Fires In all places. So, when it was introduced that Taylor Jenkins Reid’s smash-hit novel Daisy Jones and the Six was getting the TV remedy it appeared just like the actress’ firm was the right match. Seems, Lauren Neustadter, who runs Hey Sunshine’s movie and TV division, thought so too, as a result of after studying the manuscript, she actually interrupted Witherspoon’s trip as a result of she wished the rights to the e book so badly.
Lauren Neustadter received early entry to Daisy Jones and Six as a result of her husband and screenwriter, Scott Neustadter was requested by Reid’s supervisor to try it. When he handed the manuscript alongside to his vital different she knew she wanted to get it to Witherspoon as quickly as attainable, therefore the interruption on trip. Scott famous that the Legally Blonde actress adored Stevie Nicks, and mentioned he knew she’d love this e book. Then Lauren despatched it to her boss whereas she was on trip, recalling the story to NYT, saying she wrote Witherspoon:
I would like you to convey your iPad to the seaside tomorrow morning, as a result of this e book is so good, and it’s going to be so aggressive.
It solely took Witherspoon in the future to learn the e book, she responded to Lauren, saying:
I’m obsessed.
And so started Daisy Jones and the Six’s journey to the small display.
After the holiday interruption, Lauren took Reid for lunch and received Witherspoon on the telephone. The actress sang her praises for the e book, after which Scott took the writer out once more to clarify why he was the right particular person to write down the sequence.
After that, the plan was absolutely in movement. Reid bought her manuscript for Daisy Jones and the Six to Penguin Random Home, and Hey Sunshine was set to adapt the e book right into a sequence. Amazon purchased the present in July 2018, and the e book lastly got here out in March 2019. It was a part of Witherspoon’s e book membership proper when it got here out, and has been a New York Occasions bestseller for greater than 100 weeks (that’s proper it’s nonetheless on that listing).
Now, the sequence is among the extremely anticipated entries on the 2023 TV schedule, and Witherspoon has been loud and proud about her love for it, writing on Instagram:
[Daisy Jones and the Six] IS THE MOMENT 💫🎸🤘🏼🎶 Get able to be obsessed!!!
Thank goodness Lauren interrupted her co-producer’s trip as a result of it looks like they’ve successful on their palms.
Over the previous couple of years, Witherspoon has been selling the varied book-to-screen variations she’s concerned with. She reached out to followers when The place the Crawdads Sing dominated Netflix’s trending listing, and he or she’s continually selling the books she’s studying on Instagram in addition to different tasks Hey Sunshine is behind, just like the candy rom-com Your Place or Mine. Based mostly on her monitor file, and the joy surrounding The Six, I’m optimistic she’s ecstatic for the premiere and for followers to lastly see the sequence. I additionally guess she’s fairly completely satisfied her trip was interrupted so she may learn Taylor Jenkins Reid’s e book.
It is possible for you to to stream Daisy Jones and the Six with an Amazon Prime subscription beginning March 3, and within the meantime, you’ll be able to learn the novel that impressed the sequence.
