Leaving rom-coms behind her, Jennifer Aniston, the beloved Buddies alum has been steadily redefining her profession with layered, dramatic roles — from her Emmy-nominated flip in The Morning Present to a brand new enterprise that guarantees to be her boldest but.
In a stunning and buzzworthy transfer, Aniston is ready to star as a controlling, emotionally damaging mom in an upcoming Apple TV+ drama impressed by Jennette McCurdy’s explosive memoir, I’m Glad My Mother Died.
The perfect-selling ebook, launched in 2022, grew to become an on the spot international sensation for its uncooked honesty and unflinching take a look at McCurdy’s painful childhood underneath the thumb of an abusive, narcissistic dad or mum.
McCurdy, who rose to fame as a Nickelodeon youngster star on iCarly and Sam & Cat, used her memoir to tug again the curtain on the disturbing actuality behind her shiny on-screen life. The memoir’s harrowing themes of codependence, management, and hidden trauma struck a chord with readers around the globe — and now, that story is heading to the display.
The ten-episode collection, greenlit by Apple TV+, is being co-written by McCurdy herself alongside Ari Katcher, with each serving as co-showrunners. Aniston isn’t simply getting into the emotionally intense lead function — she’ll additionally govt produce the challenge.
Although the collection will take artistic liberties quite than strictly observe the memoir, it can discover the advanced dynamic between a rising younger star and her overbearing mom — a lady who’s keen to sacrifice something (and anybody) to dwell vicariously by way of her daughter’s fame.
With its promise of emotional depth, uncooked storytelling, and a career-redefining efficiency from Aniston, the collection is already shaping as much as be one of the vital talked-about releases of the upcoming TV season.
