‘UNpregnant’ Will Be An HBO Max Original Movie Starring Haley Lu Richardson
HBO Max hasn’t yet announced their official launch date, but they’ve been burning through money by purchasing the streaming rights to shows likeFriendsandThe Big Bang Theory. However, they’re also already hard at work on their first original films, and one more has just been announced.
UNpregnantwill adapt the young adult novel of the same name byJenni Hendricks(How I Met Your Mother) andTed Caplan(the music editor forThe Greatest Showman), with a story that focuses on a 17-year old girl (Haley Lu RichardsonofFive Feet Apart) who finds herself with an unwanted pregnancy, leaving her with an important decision to make for her future. Find out more below.
HBO Max announced the start of production onUNpregnantthis fall in New Mexico. Here’s the synopsis:
UNpregnanttells the story of seventeen-year-old Veronica (Haley Lu Richardson), who never thought she’d want to fail a test—that is, until she finds herself staring at a piece of plastic with two solid pink lines. With a promising college-bound future now disappearing before her eyes, Veronica considers a decision she never imagined she’d have to make. This tough and never-taken-lightly decision leads her on a 900+ mile road trip to New Mexico over three days with her ex-best friend Bailey (Barbie Ferreira), where they discover that one of the most important factors in your life is who your friends are.
The film will be the first movie in HBO Max’s deal with producerGreg Berlanti(shepherd of The CW’s Arrowverse), who will be producing along withSarah SchechterandErik Feigfrom his own production banner. Also producing will be PICTURESTART’sErik Feig(La La Land),Lucy Kitada(The Babysitters Club) andJessica Switch(Nerve). Behind the camera will be Emmy winnerRachel Lee Goldenberg, who has directed episodes ofBetween Two Ferns with Zach GalifianakisandThe Mindy Project.
Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max, said:
HBO Maxalso recently picked upSteven Soderbergh’s next movie starring Meryl Streep, and we’re sure there are many more yet to be announced, so stay tuned.
