More than 400 years after William Shakespeare’s death, one of the playwright’s most beloved works is at last being given the sequel treatment in the form of an ABC drama series.
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Based on Melinda Taub’s 2013 novel, ABC’s Still Star-Crossed strives to answer a whole bunch of questions no one asked about the extended Romeo and Juliet universe, including how its members fared after the titular lovers’ deaths.
Monday’s premiere spun the mostly familiar tale of forbidden lovers who defied their feuding...
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Based on Melinda Taub’s 2013 novel, ABC’s Still Star-Crossed strives to answer a whole bunch of questions no one asked about the extended Romeo and Juliet universe, including how its members fared after the titular lovers’ deaths.
Monday’s premiere spun the mostly familiar tale of forbidden lovers who defied their feuding...
- 5/30/2017
- TVLine.com
Spoilers for a 400-plus year old play, but Romeo and Juliet both die at the end of William Shakespeare's tragedy. But if you think a little thing like death is going to stop mega-producer Shonda Rhimes from developing a sequel series, you've got another thing comin'.
Variety reports that Rhimes — who's known for Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder — is producing a TV adaptation of Still Star-Crossed, Melinda Taub's 2013 book that is described like this:
Romeo and Juliet are gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected,...
Variety reports that Rhimes — who's known for Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Scandal, and How To Get Away With Murder — is producing a TV adaptation of Still Star-Crossed, Melinda Taub's 2013 book that is described like this:
Romeo and Juliet are gone. Will love live on? Despite the glooming peace that's settled on Verona after the recent tragedy, Montagues and Capulets are brawling in the streets. Faced with more bloody battles, Prince Escalus concludes that the only way to truly marry the fortunes of these two families is to literally marry them together. Everyone is skeptical, but none more so than the pair selected,...
- 10/23/2015
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Earlier this week we learned Cruel Intentions, the greatest love story of our time, was getting a completely unnecessary-sounding TV sequel. Now Romeo and Juliet, the greatest love story of someone else’s time, is following suit. ABC has put into development Still Star-Crossed, based on a 2013 novel that picks up after the events of William Shakespeare‘s […]
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- 10/23/2015
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
Shonda Rhimes is getting behind another series project from a key writer-producer on one of her shows. In a competitive situation, ABC has nabbed Still Star-Crossed, a Romeo and Juliet sequel drama from Scandal co-executive producer Heather Mitchell. Written by Mitchell, Still Star-Crossed is based on the book by Melinda Taub. Set in 16th century Verona after the events in William Shakespeare’s tragedy, it follows the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the…...
- 10/22/2015
- Deadline TV
ShondaLand is ready to formally explore the world of William Shakespeare. The production company has sold drama Still Star-Crossed to ABC, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The drama follows the conflict between the Capulets and the Montagues in the wake of Romeo and Juliet's deaths. Heather Mitchell will pen the script and executive produce alongside ShondaLand's Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers. The MrG Production Co.'s Michael R. Goldstein also will exec produce. Still Star-Crossed, which hails from ABC Studios, where Rhimes' ShondaLand is under a rich overall deal, continues Mitchell's relationship with the company. Mitchell was a
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- 10/22/2015
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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