Audrey Hepburn Series Will Be Written By THE GOOD WIFE Writer Jacqueline Hoyt
Writer-producer Jacqueline Hoyt (The Good Wife) is set to write a drama series titled Audrey, which is about legendary Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn.
Hepburn is an icon and she was celebrated for her charm and elegance in such films as Sabrina, Roman Holiday, Breakfast at Tiffany’s and My Fair Lady. She actually led quite an incredible life outside of Hollywood. In fact, before she became famous is actually a lot more interesting than her life as a Hollywood star.
It’s said the series will explore Hepburn’s “formative years,” so I’m happy that we’ll get to see those early years of Hepburn brought to life. The series is based on a treatment that was co-written by her son Luca Dotti and Italian journalist and writer Luigi Spinola. Dotti’s father was Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti, whom Hepburn married in 1970 and divorced 10 years later.
Dotti and Spinola co-authored the 2015 bestseller Audrey at Home, a part-biography, part-cookbook combining anecdotes, excerpts from Hepburn’s correspondence, her recipes and unpublished family photographs. In the book, “Luca and Luigi explored the singularity of Audrey’s real self. The muse, the mother and the later humanitarian all closely relate to a girl that never stopped to be amazed by the gift of life.”
Audrey will be executive produced by Wildside CEO Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Gangarossa with Ludovica Damiani, who originated and shepherded the project. Luca Dotti and Luigi Spinola will also serve as executive producers.
Fremantle COO Andrea Scrosati said in a statement: “For Audrey our goal is once again to produce a show that is born locally to deliver globally. The creative team assembled by Wildside and the IP are perfectly positioned to make this happen.”
Source: Variety