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Fremantle finds drama in obituaries

FremantleMedia has acquired rights to a novel from author and obituary writer Heather Lende that it plans to turn into an “uplifting” TV drama.

Christian Vesper

Find the Good has been inspired by Lende’s memoir of the same name and her earlier memoir, If You Lived Here, I’d Know Your Name, both of which were originally published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing.

The show will follow a small-town Alaska obituary writer who investigates the lives of her recently deceased neighbours.

Global drama director Sarah Doole and exec VP and creative director of global drama Christian Vesper acquired the rights for Fremantle and will oversee the roll-out of the adaptation.

“Find the Good offers an honest, clear-eyed, optimistic worldview that today’s audiences are yearning for,” Vesper said.

“Heather’s books are packed with authentic characters living real lives in this gorgeous yet sometimes harsh environment. Her writing reinforces our need for deep human connection and we’re looking forward to adapting the stories into a drama that the whole family can enjoy.”

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