‘American Fiction’s Twine Jefferson & John Wells Board ‘Simply Trigger’

American Fiction filmmaker Twine Jefferson and author John Wells have signed on to Simply Trigger, Amazon’s upcoming thriller restricted sequence, starring and govt produced by Scarlett Johansson, Deadline has confirmed.

Jefferson and Wells will co-write the primary episode and govt produce the sequence. John Wells Productions has joined as producer of the sequence.

Primarily based on John Katzenbach’s 1992 novel, Simply Trigger hails from author Christy Corridor (I’m Not OK With This, Daddio), Johansson’s These Footage banner and Warner Bros. TV.  In a really aggressive state of affairs, the venture landed at Amazon Studios with a straight-to-series order for Prime Video.

Within the TV adaptation, the e-book’s male protagonist, Miami newspaper editorial author Matt Cowart, is present process a gender swap, with Johansson enjoying the sequence’ feminine lead Madison “Madi” Cowart, a struggling reporter for a Florida newspaper despatched to cowl the ultimate days of an inmate on dying row.

Corridor govt produces the restricted sequence alongside Johansson, Jefferson, Wells, Jonathan Lia and Keenan Flynn of These Footage and Erin Jontow by way of John Wells Productions. Zara Duffy, Head of Tv for These Footage, is overseeing for the corporate. Warner Bros. TV is the studio.

In his directorial movie debut, Jefferson helmed American Fiction, based mostly on Percival Everett’s e-book Erasure. The movie obtained 5 Oscar nominations, together with finest image, actor for Jeffrey Wright, supporting actor for Sterling Ok. Brown, tailored screenplay for Jefferson and unique rating for Laura Karpman. 

Jefferson, who’s underneath an total take care of Warner Bros. Tv Group, gained an Emmy for excellent writing for a restricted sequence for his work on HBO’s Watchmen. His extra TV credit embrace Succession, The Good Place and Grasp of None.

Wells, additionally underneath an total take care of Warner Bros. TV, has been nominated for 26 Primetime Emmy Awards, successful six, together with excellent drama sequence for ER and The West Wing. He additionally gained an Emmy for excellent particular class program for The West Wing Documentary Particular.

Selection was first to report the information.