Fremantle has taken global distribution rights on Mark Duplass and Mel Eslyn’s Netflix series Penelope.
The high-end show, which premiered at Sundance, will launch tomorrow on Netflix U.S. but worldwide rights have been up for grabs.
Penelope follows the eponymous lead, played by Megan Stott, a 16-year-old who feels out of place in modern society and is drawn into the unknown wilderness, where she begins to form a new life for herself. Like most teenagers today, Penelope is caught up in the modern world’s technology, pacing and pressure. But something is missing, and things feel off, she can’t quite put it into words. On the surface, her life seems pretty great, while inside, there’s a fierceness that’s been brewing, a calling towards a new way of being.
Alongside Megan Stott, the cast also includes Austin Abrams (Euphoria, Dash & Lily, Do Revenge); Krisha Fairchild (Krisha, Channel Zero, Freeland)
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