Netflix orders limited series ‘The Corrections’ starring Meryl Streep
Netflix has released the limited series “The Corrections” with Meryl Streep, Variety has confirmed.
The show, based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Franzen, is expected to debut in late 2024. Franzen will adapt and executive produce his novel, with Streep set to executive produce in addition to starring. Mark Roybal and Paul Lee are executive producers for wiip, while Nicole Clemens is also executive producers. Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction,” “Watchmen”) will produce and direct all episodes. Paramount Television Studios will produce.
The official logline for the show describes it as “a sharply comic portrait of a Midwestern family whose three detached adult siblings desperately resist their mother’s wish to have one last Christmas together – each undone by the delusions that were supposed to save them from becoming their parents.”
“The Corrections” was originally published in 2001. This isn’t the first attempt to adapt the book for the screen. Previously, a film version was in the works, but it never materialized. HBO then commissioned a pilot based on the book in 2011, starring Chris Cooper, Dianne Wiest and Ewan McGregor. But in 2012, it was reported that the pilot was not picked up to series.
This is the latest TV role for Streep in recent years. She previously appeared in seasons 3 and 4 of the hit Hulu comedy “Only Murders in the Building,” with her work on the show earning her both a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination. She also starred in HBO’s “Big Little Lies,” which also earned her Globe and Emmy nods. Widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses of all time, Streep has received 21 Academy Award nominations in her career, making her the most nominated actor of all time. She won awards for the films ‘Kramer vs. Kramer’, ‘Sophie’s Choice’ and ‘The Iron Lady’.
Streep is repped by CAA and Gendler, Kelly & Cunningham. Jefferson is represented by CAA, 3 Arts and Ziffren Brittenham. Franzen is represented by The Gotham Group, Writers House and attorney Alex Kohner.
