Netflix has expanded the cast for its upcoming series adaptation of Carley Fortune's novel "This Summer Will Be Different." Malin Akerman, Megan Follows, Nadine Bhabha, and Matias Lucas are set to join the drama, which is based on the popular romance novel and filmed on Prince Edward Island. The series stars Sophie Nélisse.
In other entertainment development news, Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince-Bythewood's Undisputed Cinema is developing a feature film titled "Cannon Street All-Stars." The movie will be based on the true story of the first all-Black Little League team from South Carolina that challenged segregation in 1947. Mookie Betts of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors are attached as producers for the project.
Netflix Adapts Carley Fortune Novel; Reggie Rock Bythewood Developing Segregation-Challenging Baseball Film
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