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Netflix Orders ‘Sirens’ Dark Comedy From ‘Maid’ Writer Molly Smith Metzler And LuckyChap Entertainment
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Netflix on Wednesday announced it ordered the female-driven dark comedy series Sirens from Emmy-nominated Maid writer and showrunner Molly Smith Metzler.
The limited series from showrunner, writer, and executive producer Metzler is based on her play Elemeno Pea, which she wrote at The Juilliard School. Metzler also previously worked on Shameless and the Netflix hit series Orange is the New Black.
The show will also be executive produced by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerly and Dani Goren for their production company LuckyChap Entertainment.
Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell, the series logline reads. Michaelas cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided its time for an intervention. When Devon tracks her sister down to say WTF, she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells lavish beach estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class.
Smith and LuckyChap’s last Netflix series, Maid, reached the Top 10 TV in 93 countries and spent 14 weeks in the Global Top 10 TV, the streamer said. Starring Margaret Qualley, the was nominated for numerous awards, including three Emmy nominations and three Golden Globe nominations, and won the Writers Guild Award for Limited Series Writing/Adapted Long Form.
Sirens is the first series to come out of Metzlers overall deal with Netflix under her Quiet Coyote production company. The multi-year partnership will see Metzler write and produce new series and other projects for the streamer.
TMX contributed to this article.
