SYNOPSIS

The storyline follows high school senior Jill Newman, played by Sweeney, at her exclusive Long Island prep school as she works to uncover the truth about her best friend’s death and the role she and her fellow “players” — members of the secret society that rules the school — may have had in it.

Sydney Sweeney has launched her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films, and has set her first project as a starring vehicle.

Annabelle Attanasio (Mickey and the Bear) is attached to write, direct and executive produce.

Sweeney, Vallée and Ross previously worked together on the Emmy-nominated Sharp Objects for HBO.

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“Starting Fifty-Fifty Films has been a goal of mine for a long time,”

“When I read They Wish They Were Us I was instantly drawn to the specificity of the world and the struggles of the characters — and I knew it was the first project I wanted to produce. I’m really honored that Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross wanted to partner on this series. I’m getting to learn from the best. We are really thrilled to be working alongside an empowering filmmaker like Annabelle.”

• Sweeney

really hope HBO picks this up when bidding starts

:yousmart: <3

In for sydneys t***

Let’s get it

Isn’t there a show already out there called spades or something about this exact thing lol

Innnnnnn

sounds like 13 reasons why but in off the strength of sharp objects

Is she an industry plant? Lol j/k show sounds interesting I wonder what network/service it will end up on.

Halsey will play Rachel Calloway, a formidable, emotionally troubled young woman who ignites Jill’s journey of finding the truth behind Shaila’s murder. Once a legendary member of “The Players” who graduated three years ago, Rachel left the group and dissociated from her wealthy Long Island roots when her younger brother, Graham, was convicted for Shaila’s murder.
She is brought back to Long Island by her conviction that Graham is not responsible for this crime. Together, Rachel and Jill join forces to embark on a quest for the truth of what really happened that night, with the hope to exonerate her brother before he turns 18.

Halsey and Sweeney met when the two teamed up for Halsey’s music video for “Graveyard,” which went double platinum and was VMA-nominated. They hit it off, so much so that Sweeney reached out about the project, hoping to work together again.

in for halsey's t***

In for this. Is the book about lesbians by any chance? lol

halsey my EBONY queen

And in an interview with NME published in October 2020, Sweeney praised Halsey's dramatic skills, even though the new show marks her first major acting project. "I think she's going to blow the world away with her acting ability," Sweeney told the outlet. Here's what else the two stars have said about each other, along with what we know about their characters in the new series.