“Long Island Compromise” is no longer in development for Apple TV, sources tell Variety.
The series, based on the novel by Taffy Budesser-Akner, is expected to be sought after as a new home. “Long Island Compromise” has not yet received a series order from Apple, and it is not uncommon for projects to be discontinued.
Representatives for Apple TV and Brodesser-Akner declined to comment.
Ahead of its July 2024 publication, “The Long Island Compromise” has begun a bidding war in Hollywood, with multiple studios pursuing a film adaptation of the novel, which is a sequel to Brodesser-Akner’s best-selling debut novel “Fleischmann Gets Into Trouble.” The book was made into a miniseries on Hulu in 2022, written by Blosser-Akner, and was nominated for an Emmy.
“The Long Island Compromise” takes place decades after a wealthy businessman named Carl Fletcher is kidnapped from his home on Long Island and held for ransom. He will be returned within a week and the family will continue with their normal lives. But nearly 40 years later, when the family is reunited, it becomes clear that no one has fully recovered from the traumatic incident.
According to the synopsis, the book covers the entire history of the Fletcher family, confronting the fundamentals of American Jewish life: “tradition, the pursuit of success, the horrors of history, the fears of the future, old wives’ tales, the evil eye, survival, security, ambition, achievement, boredom, promiscuity, dybbuk, inheritance, pyramid schemes, right-wing capitalists, beta-blockers, and the little-spoken experiences of love and sharing that bind the family together.” Forever. ”
Brodesser-Ackner was set to executive produce with Richard Plepler through Eden Productions, which signed an exclusive five-year deal with Apple TV in January 2020, and write the script for the TV show “The Long Island Compromise” with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly (of Timberman/Beverly Productions), and Susanna Grant.
