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EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman (The Idea of You<\/em>, Crash<\/em>) and her Welle Entertainment banner are teaming with Netflix to develop a feature adaptation of the bestselling novel The Favorites<\/em> by Layne Fargo.<\/p>\n Kate Gersten, the writer of Gia Coppola\u2019s lauded drama The Last Showgirl<\/em> starring Pamela Anderson, is penning the script. Schulman is producing for Welle Entertainment, with the company\u2019s Kate Roughan executive producing.<\/p>\n More from Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Less than a month after the world was mesmerized by Olympic figure skating \u2014 by real-life ice dancing couple Madison Chock and Evan Bates, as well as American gold medalist Alysa Liu \u2014 The Favorites <\/em>enters the same emotionally charged world of elite skating.<\/p>\n Drawing inspiration from Wuthering Heights<\/em>, the story follows the rise and fall of ice dancers Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, chronicling the pair\u2019s decade-long professional and personal history as they navigate the price of ambition, the complexity of trauma, and the fine line between passion and destruction.<\/p>\n Originally published by Random House last January, the book has sold in 28 other markets, with 27 foreign translations.<\/p>\n A WGA Award nominee, Gersten has previously written on series like Mozart in the Jungle<\/em>, The Good Place<\/em>, and Schmigadoon!<\/em> She is repped by CAA and Gregg Gellman at Yorn Levine.<\/p>\n Most recently producing the Fox series Memory of a Killer<\/em> starring Patrick Dempsey, which premiered in January, Welle Entertainment\u2019s other credits of late include Amazon\u2019s The Idea of You<\/em> starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, which holds their record for the biggest rom-com debut on streaming with nearly 50 million global viewers globally in its first two weeks, as well as Gina Prince-Bythewood\u2019s Golden Globe-nominated film The Woman King<\/em> starring Viola Davis.<\/p>\n Fargo is repped by CAA and Sharon Pelletier at Dystel, Goderich & Bourret.<\/p>\n Best of Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Deadline’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning producer Cathy Schulman (The Idea of You, Crash) and her Welle Entertainment banner are teaming with Netflix to develop a feature adaptation of the bestselling novel The Favorites by Layne Fargo. Kate Gersten, the writer of Gia Coppola\u2019s lauded drama The Last Showgirl starring Pamela Anderson, is penning the script. 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