Apple Orders TV Series From Bonnie Hunt

<p>Apple TV&plus; has announced a series order for &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amber Brown&comma;” a new series based on the beloved best-selling books by Paula Danziger that will be directed and written by actress and director Bonnie Hunt &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Life with Bonnie&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Bonnie Hunt Show”&rpar;&period; She will also serve as executive producer and showrunner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amber Brown” is an unfiltered look at a girl finding her own voice through art and music in the wake of her parents’ divorce&period; The series will star Carsyn Rose &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Rookie&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Cousins for Life”&rpar; as Amber Brown&comma; an everykid who is going through what many children experience&comma; and making sense of her new family dynamic through her sketches and video diary&period; Sarah Drew &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Grey’s Anatomy&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Cruel Summer”&rpar; stars as Amber’s mother Sarah Brown&period; The ensemble cast cast also includes Darin Brooks &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Blue Mountain State&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Croods&colon; Family Tree”&rpar; as Max&comma; and newcomer Liliana Inouye &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Slows”&rpar; as Brandi Colwin&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Danziger’s award-winning and popular &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amber Brown” middle grade book series has been published in 53 countries with over 10 million copies in print&comma; and have been praised for capturing the kid experience in a funny&comma; relatable voice&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Amber Brown” is produced for Apple by Boat Rocker&period; Bob Higgins &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dino Ranch&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A Tale Dark and Grimm&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Who Was&quest; Show”&rpar; and Jon Rutherford &lpar;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;A Tale Dark and Grimm&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Daniel Spellbound&comma;” &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Dino Ranch”&rpar; are executive producing for Boat Rocker&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The new series will join Apple’s multiple award-winning lineup of original films and series for kids and families&comma; including &&num;8220&semi;Wolfboy and the Everything Factory” from Joseph Gordon-Levitt&comma; HITRECORD and Bento Box Entertainment&semi; Daytime Emmy Award-winning &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Ghostwriter” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Helpsters” from Sesame Workshop&semi; Academy Award-nominated animated film &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Wolfwalkers”&semi; new series from Peanuts and WildBrain including &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The Snoopy Show”&semi; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Here We Are&colon; Notes for Living on Planet Earth&comma;” the Daytime Emmy Award-winning television event based on the New York Times best-selling book and TIME Best Book of the Year by Oliver Jeffers&semi; and upcoming series &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Fraggle Rock” and &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Harriet the Spy” from The Jim Henson Company&period; To date&comma; Apple has inked overall deals with some of today’s most trusted franchises in kids and family programming&comma; including Sesame Workshop and Wildbrain &lpar;Peanuts&rpar;&semi; as well as a multi-year partnership with Skydance Animation to deliver groundbreaking&comma; premium animated films and first-ever theatrical-quality animated television series to kids and families&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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