YouTube Greenlights THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN Pilot

YouTube announced that it has given a pilot production commitment to THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN from STXtv, based on the 2016 critically acclaimed film of the same name from Robert Simonds' STX Entertainment. Annabel Oakes (Transparent, Atypical) has been tapped to write the witty coming of age series, which will be executive produced by Kelly Fremon Craig who helmed the original feature film. In the spirit of the film, the THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN series will subvert standard teen show tropes while following a high-school student and her best friend as they navigate the relationships, feelings, and realities of being a teenage girl.

"Kelly Fremon Craig created an honest, hilarious and heartbreaking film with The Edge of Seventeen. It went BEYOND most teen movies, and was able to captivate an audience BEYOND those in high school," said Dustin Davis, Head of Comedy, Youtube Originals. "We're excited to work with the entire team at STXtv and have Annabel and Kelly create a series for Youtube Red using themes from the film as inspiration."

"At STX, an infrastructure was built that encourages all divisions to create engaging content that can live on any platform," said Jada Miranda, STXtv's EVP and Head of Scripted Television. "So when critics and audiences fell in love with the The Edge of Seventeen' film in 2016, we knew there was more story to tell and new ideas to explore, and from there the possibility of creating a TV version came to light. We worked closely with Kelly Fremon Craig to find a special writer like Annabel who could do just that. The Youtube audience is exactly who the original film was made for, which is why they're the perfect fit to bring this incredibly funny and smart franchise to life."

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN represents STXtv's second scripted production commitment in the last six months, the first being National Geographic's six-part limited series "Valley of the Boom" from showrunner Matthew Carnahan (Showtime's "House of Lies") and starring Emmy® winner Bradley Whitford and Steve Zahn.

YouTube Red is a subscription service that gives you access to Youtube Red Original movies and series, a premium music service, and an ads-free experience across YouTube. Youtube Red is currently available in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea.

Annabel Oakes is repped by UTA and Kaplan Perrone Entertainment. Kelly Fremon Craig is repped by is repped by UTA, Kaplan/Perrone and Hansen Jacobson.

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