Uglies on Netflix is sure to bring back lots of memories for 30-somethings who once read every book in the Young Adult section of Barnes and Noble.
Based on the best-selling 2005 novel of the same name by Scott Westerfeld, this new teen sci-fi movie stars Joey King as a 16-year-old girl living in a dystopian future, where everyone is forced to get plastic surgery to become “Pretty.” The film, which began streaming on Netflix today, was directed by McG, with a screenplay by Jacob Forman, Vanessa Taylor, and Whit Anderson. In addition to King, the cast includes Keith Powers, Chase Stoke, Brianne Tju, and Laverne Cox.
Fans of the book will know that Uglies is a series, and that the first book ends with a major cliffhanger. In an interview with Decider, Uglies author Scott Westerfeld said he would like to make a Pretties movie for the book’s
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