Paramount TV Options Rights to Revecca Traister's 'ALL THE SINGLE LADIES'

Paramount Television has optioned the rights to the provocative, New York Times Bestselling book from Rebecca Traister, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES: UNMARRIED WOMEN AND THE RISE OF AN INDEPENDENT NATION. "All The Single Ladies," published by Simon & Schuster, is a nuanced investigation into the sexual, economic, and emotional lives of women in America in the twenty-first century. Paramount TV will serve as lead studio, and Jeff Okin and Kerry Roberts from Anonymous Content will produce along with Abby Ex. Rebecca Traister will executive produce.

"All the Single Ladies" is the latest effort in the continued partnership between Paramount TV and Anonymous Content, which have a first-look production deal for scripted television programming across broadcast, premium cable, cable and online audiences.

"We are thrilled to introduce Rebecca's unique voice as well as her distinctive and witty perspective on a woman's life in the twenty-first century to television audiences," said Amy Powell, President, Paramount TV. "Her book has taken the literary world by storm and, alongside our partners at Anonymous Content, we have the perfect team to bring her brilliant storytelling to life."

"'All the Single Ladies' is a triumphant investigation into the lives of American women that deserves to be brought to the screen," said Jeff Okin, Producer, Anonymous Content. "Our extremely strong partnership with Rebecca and Paramount TV ensures this masterpiece of contemporary literature is produced true to the book's intent."

Rebecca Traister is writer at large for New York Magazine and a contributing editor at Elle. A National Magazine Award finalist, she has written about women in politics, media and entertainment from a feminist perspective for The New Republic and Salon, and has also contributed to The Nation, The New York Observer, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vogue, Glamour and Marie Claire. Traister is represented by CAA.

Previously announced projects from Paramount TV and Anonymous Content include a series based on Rachel Kushner's National Book Award finalist "Telex from Cuba," adapted by Oscar®-nominated screenwriter, Phyllis Nagy (CAROL); a drama series based on Caleb Carr's "The Alienist" from Emmy® Award-winner Cary Fukunaga, Academy Award®-winner Eric Roth and Academy Award® nominee Hossein Amini executive producing; "Maniac," a 10-episode, straight-to-series to be directed by Cary Fukunaga starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, ordered by Netflix; "Thirteen Reasons Why," ordered by Netflix, based on the New York Times bestselling YA book by Jay Asher and executive produced by Selena Gomez; "Berlin Station," a 10-part series shooting in Berlin set to premiere in fall 2016 on Epix; "Spoonbenders" based on Daryl Gregory's highly anticipated novel; "Legbreakers," an English language version of the hit Swedish drama series "Torpederna," pilot will be written by Irvine Welsh; and "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: and Other Lessons from the Crematory," adapted and executive produced by "Nurse Jackie" co-creator, Evan Dunsky, based on Caitlin Doughty's New York Times Best-Selling memoir.

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