Netflix To Adapt Broadway Hit ‘American Son’ With Original Cast & Director
Not content with raiding various books and graphic novels, Netflix has now turned to Broadway for its next adaptation, as it plans to bring the critically acclaimed hit stage show ‘American Son’ to the streaming service.
Based on the 2018 play from playwright Christopher Demos-Brown, the story centres on interracial parents who reunite in a Florida police station to search for answers about their missing teenage son. The drama will use the original award-winning Broadway cast and sees Kerry Washington (‘Scandal’), Steven Pasquale (‘Divorce’, ‘Bloodline’), Jeremy Jordan (‘Supergirl’) and Eugene Lee (‘American Crime’, ‘NYPD Blue’) reprise their roles in the Netflix production.
Tony Award winner Kenny Leon returns to direct and produce, with Jeffrey Richards and Rebecca Gold serving as producers. Washington and her EVP Development and Production Pilar Savone will also produce under Washington’s banner Simpson Street.
“American Son powerfully explores themes of family, love and identity,” said Cindy Holland, Vice President of Original Content, Netflix. “We are honoured to work with Kerry Washington, Kenny Leon, Christopher Demos-Brown and the entire cast to bring this story from the Broadway stage to our members around the world.”
Production on ‘American Son’ begins in New York City this February. Netflix hasn’t yet set a premiere date, but we’ll let you know when we hear more.
