‘My Old Ass’ Director Megan Park Sets YA Series at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE) – Variety
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Joe Otterson
TV Reporter
“My Old Ass” writer and director Megan Park has landed a series order at Amazon Prime Video for the drama “Sterling Point,” Variety has learned exclusively.
Exact plot details are being kept under wraps, but “Sterling Point” is described as a YA drama. Park is the creator of the series and will also direct, executive produce, and serve as co-showrunner.
YA genre veterans Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will also executive produce and co-showrun under their Fake Empire banner. LuckyChap, which produced “My Old Ass,” will executive produce under its first-look TV deal with Amazon MGM Studios. Amazon MGM Studios acquired the distribution rights to “My Old Ass” out of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival and gave the film a limited theatrical release before releasing it on Prime Video.
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“I am so thrilled to be partnering with LuckyChap and Amazon again after such an incredible journey making ‘My Old Ass’ together,” said Park. “The trust they have in my world building is every creator’s dream. I feel honoured to be working alongside two of the best in the business, Stephanie and Josh, who are masters at their craft. Together, we’re having the best time making something we really love, and hope audiences will love too.”
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“My Old Ass” starred Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza. In the film, Stella’s character encounters the 39-year-old version of herself — played by Plaza — while on a mushroom trip. The film received overwhelmingly positive reviews upon its release, holding a 90% critical approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. In his review for Variety, Peter Debruge wrote, “To its credit, this future classic is honest about adolescent desire, self-questioning sexual identity issues and all kinds of other behavior that sends worried moms and dads into meltdown mode.”
“Megan’s vision, alongside Josh, Stephanie, and LuckyChap, makes ‘Sterling Point’ compelling,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television for Amazon MGM Studios. “The series speaks to young audiences while tackling themes that we think will resonate with all age groups and we’re looking forward to bringing their creative vision to life for our global Prime Video customers.”
Park got her start in Hollywood as an actress on shows like “The Secret Life of an American Teenager” and films like “Charlie Bartlett.” She made both her feature writing and directorial debut with the 2021 film “The Fallout” starring Jenna Ortega, Julie Bowen, John Ortiz, and Maddie Ziegler. That film premiered at SXSW and later streamed on Max. It also received incredibly strong reviews from critics, and Park was named one of Variety’s “10 Directors to Watch” for 2022. She has also written and directed music videos for artists including Billie Eilish, Gucci Mane, Alina Baraz, and Blackbear.
Park is repped by CAA, TFC, and Cohen Gardner LLP.
Schwartz and Savage have a long history in the YA genre, having co-created the hit series “Gossip Girl” and executive producing the recent reboot at Max. Their other credits include “Looking for Alaska,” “The OC,” “Runaways,” “Hart of Dixie,” the “Dynasty” reboot, and “Nancy Drew.” Most recently, the pair co-created the Apple TV+ drama “City on Fire,” based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg.
Schwartz and Savage are repped by WME and McKuin Frankel Whitehead. LuckyChap is repped by Entertainment 360, CAA, attorney Jeff Bernstein, and Narrative.
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