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Apple Nears Order for Julia Louis-DreyfusCecily Strong Dramedy Based on ‘The Nanny Squatter’

Mary Bronstein is set to write, direct, and showrun the Apple Studios project drawn from Bindu Bansinath’s New York Magazine investigation.

Overview

  • Variety reports Apple is close to greenlighting a limited series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Cecily Strong, with both also serving as executive producers.
  • The reported logline follows a couple whose lives unravel after hiring a seemingly ideal caregiver, leading to blurred boundaries and a tense power struggle.
  • Mary Bronstein will oversee the adaptation as writer, director, and showrunner, expanding on her recent acclaim for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
  • Apple Studios will produce, with Bronstein executive producing alongside Scoop Wasserstein of New York Magazine and the Vox Media Studios team.
  • An official pickup and casting role assignments have not been announced, with The Hollywood Reporter and other outlets corroborating Variety’s initial scoop.