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Hollywood’s Hottest Ticket: Meet Netflix’s “Go-To” Writer, Lindsey Ferrentino

You might have to wait a while to get an appointment with Lindsey Ferrentino — her diary is looking pretty packed.

The playwright and screenwriter has become one of Hollywood’s most in-demand creatives and is, at this very moment, writing a staggering five films for Netflix, including an adaptation of a book by celebrated fantasy author Rebecca Yarros.

The Florida-born Ferrentino, 36, sat down for coffee with THR in sunny central London to discuss her extensive slate of projects on the horizon. This Friday, her newest production, The Fear of 13, opens on the city’s West End with Adrien Brody in the lead. It tells the true story of Nick Yarris, who spent 22 years on death row before his exoneration.

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The show is based on a 2015 documentary by filmmaker David Sington. Adapted for the stage by Ferrentino,

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