But when she finds something, and someone, to fight for, she will discover that she is braver than she ever thought.ĭodge has never been afraid of panic. She'd never thought of herself as fearless, the kind of person who would fight to stand out. Heather never thought she would compete in panic, a legendary game played by graduating seniors, where the stakes are high and the payoff is even higher.
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a poor town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere: because it was summer, and there was nothing else to do. Janiak is repped by Verve and Morris Yorn.An utterly gripping thriller from best-selling author Lauren Oliver. Her deal was negotiated by UTA, Stephen Barbara of Inkwell and attorney Jamie Feldman.
She also penned the Delirium trilogy - Delirium, Pandemonium and Requiem - and Before I Fall, which was adapted into a 2017 film from Open Road. Oliver widely popular novels have been translated into 35 languages. And we haven’t even started pre-production!” “This has already been my favorite kind of project: long, thrilling, challenging, and immensely transformative. “I am excited that Amazon is broadening its scope to include stories of emergent adulthood, and grateful that Panic will be among their first generation,” said Oliver.
Leigh Janiak directed and executive produced the pilot. Alyssa Altman serves as co-executive producer along with Lynley Bird of Glasstown Entertainment, the company led by Oliver and Lexa Hillyer. Oliver executive produces with Joe Roth & Jeff Kirschenbaum of Roth Kirschenbaum Films ( Maleficent 2) and Adam Schroeder. Panic stars Olivia Welch as Heather, Mike Faist as Dodge, Ray Nicholson as Ra, and Will Chase as Sheriff Kean. “She is a rare talent in her ability to capture this generation so authentically.” “ Panic tells a story aimed at young adults, but anyone would be pulled in by the compelling characters and high-stakes drama brought to life by Lauren Oliver,” Salke said. But this year, the rules have changed - and they must decide how much they are willing to risk in order to get out. Written and created by Oliver based on her novel published by HarperCollins, Panic centers on a small town in America where every year the graduating seniors engage in a competition they believe is their one chance to escape. Of the other two, College is not going forward, while The Wilds remains in contention. The company greenlighted three YA drama pilots, Panic, College and The Wilds. Ramping up a YA slate was one of the first major programming initiatives of Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke after she joined the company last year.
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