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Chris Van Dusen Takes Over as Showrunner of Netflix's Calabasas

The Bridgerton creator takes over creative leadership on the Netflix adaptation from I. Marlene King.

Overview

  • Van Dusen replaces I. Marlene King, who stepped away after more than a year developing the series.
  • He will write the adaptation and serve as showrunner, also executive producing via CVD Productions.
  • Executive producers include Kim Kardashian, Emma Roberts, Karah Preiss, Matt Matruski, and Alexandra Milchan through Crescent Line.
  • Netflix secured the project in April 2024 after a bidding war, adapting Via Bleidner’s 2021 book If You Lived Here You’d Be Famous By Now.
  • The series centers on a Midwestern teen navigating Calabasas High, with casting and production timelines not yet announced.