FilmNation and Fifth Season attached to 19th Century-set story starring Julianna Margulies
MGM+ has greenlit an eight-episode adaptation of Daisy Goodwin’s novel The American Heiress, with Julianna Margulies (Paradise, The Morning Show) attached to star.
The eight-episode romantic comedy has Victoria creator Goodwin attached as showrunner, with FilmNation Entertainment’s chief creative officer Stacey Snider attached as EP.
Fifth Season is co-producing and will handle distribution, with MGM+ taking rights in the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, The Netherlands, and Latin America.
The American heiress is set in 1893 and follows a beautiful and vivacious woman who is reluctantly brought to England by her mother to find a partner - and a title.
However, when she falls off her horse in a hunting accident and wakes up in Lulworth Castle, her certainties are challenged and she is forced to navigate a world of new rules.
“The American Heiress is a seductive mix of captivating characters, old world class politics, and romantic ambition,” said Michael Wright, global head of MGM+.
“Daisy Goodwin is a master at crafting entertaining and smart stories full of fascinating people and high stakes, and this show is Daisy at her best.
“Having Julianna Margulies lead this amazing cast with her unique strength, intelligence and charm is ideal.”
Goodwin described the show as “a story about mothers and daughters, old society obligation and new world entitlement, and the search for meaning in a world distorted by money.”
The show is the latest partnership between MGM+ and Fifth Season, which have previously worked on American Classic and The Westies.
The project follow’s Snider’s move to FilmNation late last year, following stints as chair of 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures, and former co-chair of DreamWorks.
Margulies is EP alongside Damian Keogh, who joined Fifth Season when his label The Story Collective was acquired by the CJ ENM-owned firm, producer Stella Merz, and FilmNation TV’s creative director Kirstie Macdonald.
The series will be directed by Catherine Morshead, Sandra Goldbacher, and Edward Hall.
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