Rose Byrne’s Dollhouse Pictures and Australia’s Aquarius Films have joined forces to develop The Geography of Friendship as a limited 6-part TV series.
The deal, announced on International Women’s Day, represents the coming together of two female-led production houses alongside Giula Sandler who will write the adaptation.
‘I’m thrilled to champion a story with great potential and fascinating lead roles for two generations of women in front of the camera,’ said Byrne. ‘Sally Piper’s story explores so many unspoken issues that need to be addressed in a wider sphere and we intend to delve into that more decisively.’
Fielder and Staniford said, ‘This book feeds directly into the conversation today around the way inequality and fear of violence shapes the everyday experience of women.’
‘The Geography of Friendship is a provocative novel that reads like a Thelma & Louise journey for contemporary times,’ said Carrera. ‘As it oscillates between past and present, what unravels from the depths of their friendship is a story about survival, shame and rage - how so often the people we are running away from are ourselves.’
The full press release can be read at Variety.
Shannon Murphy, Krew Boylan, Jessica Carrera, Rose Byrne and Gracie Otto (Dollhouse Pictures)
Polly Staniford and Angie Fielder (Aquarius Films)