Overview

• Netflix is in early development on a live-action adaptation of the classic children’s book Miss Nelson Is Missing.
• Melissa McCarthy is attached to star, with reports indicating she would take on multiple roles.
• Brad Copeland is writing the screenplay based on the 1977 book by Harry Allard and James Marshall.
• Hello Sunshine assembled the project, with producers including Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Lawrence Grey, Caroline Fraser, and McCarthy with Ben Falcone.
• Variety reports sequel titles are ready if the film proves successful, while a separate outlet’s bidding-war claim has not been widely corroborated.