Netflix has commissioned a comedy series, executive-produced by Bill Lawrence, adapted from I Suck at Girls, Justin Halpern’s best-selling autobiography.
Starring Kayo Martin, Jeremy Ray Taylor, and Laila Pruitt, the series follows three high school sophomores navigating teen romance.
Tracey Pakosta, Netflix’s VP for U.S. comedy series, said, “We’re thrilled to partner with Justin Halpern, Patrick Schumacker, and Bill Lawrence to bring Justin’s hilariously relatable autobiography, I Suck at Girls, to the screen. They have a rare ability to turn deeply personal, unconventional ideas into culture-defining series that are sharp, funny, and deeply human. This show captures universal truths about life and relationships with authentic heart and humor. We believe it’s a story audiences will genuinely love and connect with.”
Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn, Surviving Jack) and Patrick Schumacker serve as showrunners, writers, and EPs for Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions. Lawrence (Shrinking, Ted Lasso), Jeff Ingold, and Liza Katzer exec produce for Doozer Productions. Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Doozer Productions are under overall deals with Warner Bros. Television
Halpern said, “I’m incredibly excited to make a show that can hopefully capture the funny, emotional, and oftentimes humiliating experience of growing up. As opposed to just the emotional and humiliating experience of my life as an adult.”
