Leaning into the romantic comedy genre, Netflix has picked up Court Date, an original feature pitch from Michael Montemayor.
Berlanti/Schechter Films, the feature banner run by prolific TV mavens Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter, will produce.
While details are being kept secret with a restraining order, it is understood to be a romantic comedy centered on two young lawyers on opposite sides of a legal case who fall in love.
The deal marks the first pitch sale for the rising Montemayor, who began his career as a writer’s assistant to Dana Fox, the veteran rom-com scribe who most recently penned the Wicked movies, while she worked on Cruella for Disney and The Lost City for Paramount.
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