The transgender family drama “New People” is currently in development at Freeform. “The Opposite of Sex” director Don Roos is attached to write and executive produce the series based on the book “Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family” by Amy Ellis Nutt. Both the series and the New York Times bestseller are inspired by the true story of a transgender girl, her identical twin brother and their ordinary family’s extraordinary journey to celebrate the uniqueness in all of us. The script deal follows last summer’s “Becoming Us,” the unscripted series following the Lehwald family, whose father recently came out as transgender.
- 3/22/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Ben Lehwald didn't understand what it meant to be transgender until the day his father Charlie announced his plans to transition into a woman.
"I had no clue that it was, like, even a thing," the 17-year-old teen from Evanston, Illinois, told People. "I was just always used to having dad and mom. And that's how I thought things were always going to be."
Ben's journey to acceptance is what prompted the making of Becoming Us, the ABC Family unscripted series that debuted earlier this month.
It was Ben's idea to do a TV show about life with his parents Suzy Crawford,...
"I had no clue that it was, like, even a thing," the 17-year-old teen from Evanston, Illinois, told People. "I was just always used to having dad and mom. And that's how I thought things were always going to be."
Ben's journey to acceptance is what prompted the making of Becoming Us, the ABC Family unscripted series that debuted earlier this month.
It was Ben's idea to do a TV show about life with his parents Suzy Crawford,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Lynette Rice, @lynetterice
- People.com - TV Watch
As part of ABC Family’s plan to double its original programming over the next few years, the network has given the okay for pilot production on the new drama “Stay.” The one-hour show joins previous pilot orders for “Gorgeous Morons” and supernatural drama “Beyond.” This thriller follows a recently widowed police detective and his two daughters who are stranded at a mysterious hotel. Their only hope of escape is to uncover what’s really going on behind closed walls. Also Read: ABC Family Trans Docuseries Ep on Why 'Becoming Us' Is 'Unique' Story Never Told, Caitlyn Jenner...
- 6/11/2015
- by Kathy Zerbib
- The Wrap
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