LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

#1LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/22/23 at 1:52pm

https://deadline.com/2023/05/tom-stoppard-leopoldstadt-series-patrick-marber-script-stephen-daldry-direct-amblin-steven-spielberg-ep-1235375758/

EXCLUSIVE: This is early stage, no deals are done and it might not land until the strike’s over, but the most celebrated play to come along in a good long time is to be turned into a limited TV series with top talent. The play is Sir Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, which had a successful West End run before moving to Broadway last September. I’ve heard that Amblin and executive producer Steven Spielberg are shopping it with Patrick Marber adapting (the Closer writer/director was the play’s original director when it opened in London and he directed the current Broadway incarnation also), and the series will be directed by Stephen Daldry, The Crown multiple Emmy winner. Updated On: 5/22/23 at 01:52 PM

#3LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/22/23 at 4:54pm

Looking forward to it. Immediately, after seeing this I said to my friend, “how long before they adapt it into a series?” - while I admired the play, the breadth and depth of the story will probably be served better as a series. 

#5LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/23/23 at 12:14am

Excited to see who they cast, too (assuming the cast will be filled out with a lot of great & notable character actors).

#7LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/23/23 at 12:05pm

This would work very well as a mini series- it’s the rare Stoppard play that I felt needed to be longer to give more time to the characters in each time period. 

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#9LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/23/23 at 4:11pm

MemorableUserName said: "https://deadline.com/2023/05/tom-stoppard-leopoldstadt-series-patrick-marber-script-stephen-daldry-direct-amblin-steven-spielberg-ep-1235375758/site

EXCLUSIVE: This is early stage, no deals are done and it might not land until the strike’s over, but the most celebrated play to come along in a good long time is to be turned into a limited TV series with top talent. The play is Sir Tom Stoppard’s Leopoldstadt, which had a successful West End run before moving to Broadway last September. I’ve heard that Amblin and executive producer Steven Spielberg are shopping it with Patrick Marber adapting (the Closer writer/director was the play’s original director when it opened in London and he directed the current Broadway incarnation also), and the series will be directed by Stephen Daldry, The Crown multiple Emmy winner."

I remember when I saw the news I could not believe it at first. I am personally looking forward to it and hope it works out for them!

 

#11LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/23/23 at 4:56pm

Dollypop said: "This brings to mind the "supposed" TAKE ME OUT miniseries on Netflicks. Whatever happened to THAT?"

That was announced in August 2021, before Broadway fully reopened. I don't know what the status is –– but Netflix was never announced to be attached to it. Like Leopoldstadt, it didn't have a streaming home.

The involvement of Daldry, Spielberg, and to a lesser extent Stoppard make this Leopoldstadt series much more likely to actually happen. It's also more culturally relevant and "prestigious."

#13LEOPOLDSTADT limited TV series in the works

Posted: 5/24/23 at 5:22am

As a limited series, it would be a very different work of art. Even a four-hour series would almost double the length of the play. I certainly think an adaptation (and expansion) could work very well for all the reasons stated above, but I wouldn’t want it to lose too much of the momentum it had on stage.