‘I Suck at Girls’ TV show ordered by Netflix

Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Justin Halpern’s 2012 memoir “I Suck at Girls,” which will be written by Halpert and Patrick Schumacker, both of whom serve as co-showrunners on “Abbott Elementary” alongside Quinta Brunson. “Shrinking” and “Scrubs” executive producer Bill Lawrence is also on board via his Doozer banner, as well as Warner Bros. TV.

Variety hears that the order is cast-dependent, meaning Netflix could scrap the project based on which actors the producers can bring in.

Netflix declined to comment.

The show follows three high school sophomores who stumble through teen romances while navigating adolescence and identity. “I Suck at Girls” is based on Halpern’s romantic adventures with childhood crushes and the loss of his virginity.

Halpern and Schumacker produce the series through their Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions, along with Chet Dave, Lawrence, Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer.

Halpern, Schumacker and Lawrence first developed “I Suck at Girls” as a pilot at Fox in 2013. At Fox, the show was developed with the working title “Surviving Jack” and was framed as a single-camera ensemble comedy. Set in 1990s Southern California, Christopher Meloni was cast as a man who becomes a father while his son becomes a man, “in a time before ‘adulting’ was something you could Google.”

Lawrence remains involved because “Surviving Jack” was produced by Doozer Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. At the time, Halpern and Schumacker were perhaps best known for their adaptation of Halpern’s Twitter feed “$#! My Dad Says.” The Fox version was produced by Halpern, Schumacker, Lawrence (“Spin City,” “Scrubs,” “Clone High,” “Cougar Town”) and Jeff Ingold. Victor Nelli (“Scrubs,” “The Bernie Mac Show”) directed the pilot.