Nicole Kidman is heading back to HBO with another limited series, adapting the Leila Slimani novel “The Perfect Nanny” with “Pen 15” co-creator and star Maya Erskine. The pair will executive produce and headline the project, which is produced and written by Erskine.
Legendary Entertainment and HBO work as co-studios after what has been described as a highly competitive bidding situation.
The book’s logline is as follows: “When Miriam decides to return to work as a lawyer after having children, she and her husband search for the right nanny for their son and daughter. Never did they dream they’d find Louise: a quiet, polite, devoted woman who sings to the children, cleans the family’s chic Paris apartment, stays up late without complaint, and is the jealous kiddie. Hosts parties. But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on each other, jealousy, resentment and suspicion creep in, shattering the idyllic tableau. Building tension with every page, ‘The Perfect Nanny’ is a compelling, interesting, bravely observed exploration of power, class, race, domesticity, motherhood, and madness – and the American debut of a hugely talented author.
As far as the series is concerned, the story will see a perfect nanny who goes to work for a couple with two young kids. However, over time the family see Nanny’s helpful personality turn into something dark and sinister.
Kidman will serve as executive producer alongside Per Sari for Blossom Films as well as Pascal Cocheteaux for Why Not Productions and Philippe Godeau of Pan-European.
Erskine co-created Hulu’s Emmy-nominated series, “Pen15,” and he currently co-stars in the Amazon series, “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” with Donald Glover. Erskine is represented by Gersh Mosaic and his Lawyer Melissa Fox. She is also known for her role in the 2019 rom-com “Plus One” alongside Jack Quaid.
Kidman is coming off David E. Kelly’s Emmy-winning HBO drama “Big Little Lies,” in which she plays Celeste. The role earned him an acting and producing Emmy. Kidman’s other upcoming projects include starring in and executive producing Lulu Wang’s drama series “Expats” on Prime Video. Kidman will also star in the Netflix romantic comedy “A Family Affair,” co-starring Zac Efron and Joey King. She is also currently filming for Taylor Sheridan’s “Lioness”. Kidman will also star in and executive produce the Amazon Studios thriller “Holland, Michigan,” which is set to begin production in 2023.
He is also known for “The Hours,” “Moulin Rouge!,” “Rabbit Hole,” “Lion,” “Being the Ricardos,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Nine,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer,” “Beguiled” are known. ,” “Boy Erased,” “Bombshell,” “The Northman” and many others. On the TV side, she was also in HBO’s limited series “The Undoing” (also from Kelly) opposite Hugh Grant, Hulu’s Ensemble “Nine Perfect Strangers” and the Apple TV+ anthology “Roar”, all of which she also worked on as EPs. Under her banner. The Oscar winner is represented by CAA, Media Talent Group, Jacobe Tierman and The Lede Company. is done.
Slimani’s novel was originally published by Gallimard in France in 2016 and by Penguin in the US in 2018. It was awarded France’s highest literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, in its first year, with translation rights being sold in a bidding war in 40 territories. , becoming an international bestseller. The American edition is a national bestseller and landed on The New York Times Book Review’s list of 10 best books of 2018, receiving rave reviews. In the UK, “The Perfect Nanny”, known as “Lullaby”, won Debut of the Year at the British Book Awards 2019. It is widely praised for its thoughtful exploration of race and class divides and perceptive character study. A universal fear: the death of one’s children. Slimani has been replaced by Frédéric Massart for Gallimard.
