Netflix has ordered an adaptation of Helen Wan’s “Partner Track” from Jax Media.
The series will be created by Georgia Lee, starring Arden Cho, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch.
“Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. The season will consist of 10 episodes, which will be filmed in New York.
“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying to break the glass ceiling at an elite law firm to life,” said Lee.
Added Jinny Howe, vice president, original series, Netflix: “We’re proud of the incredible team assembled to bring to life ‘Partner Track,’ an empowering story told through the eyes of our Asian-American lead character Ingrid Yun,...
The series will be created by Georgia Lee, starring Arden Cho, Bradley Gibson, Alexandra Turshen, Dominic Sherwood, Rob Heaps, Nolan Gerard Funk and Matthew Rauch.
“Partner Track” centers on Ingrid Yun (Cho), an idealistic young lawyer, struggles with her moral compass and her passions as she fights to climb the partner track at an elite New York City law firm. The season will consist of 10 episodes, which will be filmed in New York.
“We are so deeply excited to bring this story of an Asian American woman trying to break the glass ceiling at an elite law firm to life,” said Lee.
Added Jinny Howe, vice president, original series, Netflix: “We’re proud of the incredible team assembled to bring to life ‘Partner Track,’ an empowering story told through the eyes of our Asian-American lead character Ingrid Yun,...
- 9/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Doua Moua is set to lead the independent film “The Harvest.” The film — a family drama — will be directed by director Caylee So (“In the Life of Music”), who like Moua is of Southeast Asian descent.
“The Harvest” tells the story of an estranged son who returns home to help his ailing and traditional Hmong father, only to set off a chain of events that affects the lives of his entire family. Moua wrote the Cape List and Nicholl Semi-Finalist screenplay in 2009 and tells TheWrap he is excited to finally bring a Hmong tale to the big screen.
“As an actor, I was told my type of Asian does not fit into the narrative of America. Which lead me to writing narratives that I want to tell. I want to redefine what diversity really means and that is inclusion, in front and behind the camera. ‘The Harvest’ may have taken...
“The Harvest” tells the story of an estranged son who returns home to help his ailing and traditional Hmong father, only to set off a chain of events that affects the lives of his entire family. Moua wrote the Cape List and Nicholl Semi-Finalist screenplay in 2009 and tells TheWrap he is excited to finally bring a Hmong tale to the big screen.
“As an actor, I was told my type of Asian does not fit into the narrative of America. Which lead me to writing narratives that I want to tell. I want to redefine what diversity really means and that is inclusion, in front and behind the camera. ‘The Harvest’ may have taken...
- 8/20/2021
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
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