Apple TV+ has walked away from its high-profile series adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities,’ after months of development with showrunner David E. Kelley and ‘Batman’ director Matt Reeves, and the project will now be shopped elsewhere.
Details:
- The decision: Sources tell Deadline that Apple TV+ has opted not to proceed, and studio Warner Bros. Television will shop the series to other buyers shortly.
- The friction: According to sources, the parties were not creatively aligned, and Kelley was unhappy with how the project had been handled.
- Kelley’s other Apple deals: Kelley remains in business with Apple TV+ on two renewed series: ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles,’ which received eight Emmy nominations, and four-time Emmy nominee ‘Presumed Innocent.’
- About the novel: Tom Wolfe’s 1987 novel explores greed and racial division in 1980s New York. It marks Kelley’s second Wolfe adaptation after Netflix’s 2024 limited series ‘A Man in Full.’
What to Watch:
The project’s rights will be shopped to other studios and streamers in the coming weeks.
Source: Deadline
