


On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. Additionally, Van Dusen is penning the pilot script for They Both Die At The End, marking his return to Netflix after a highly successful two-season run on Shondaland’s critically acclaimed series Bridgerton.

Now the project will be brought to life by eOne’s studios with Silvera, Bridgerton creator Chris Van Dusen, Yellowjackets executive producer Drew Comins, and Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, professionally known as the musical icon Bad Bunny, joining on as the series’ executive producers. Abrams executively producing the miniseries with The Other Two co-creator Chris Kelly. Jacqueline Sacerio will oversee the project for eOne she also oversees More Happy Than Not.Previously, the book-to-series adaptation was in the hands of HBO, with J.J. 1 YA bestseller in the UK and Australia, and the top-selling YA title on the USA Today bestseller list. It now ranks as the bestselling YA novel of 2021, and there has been a 900% increase in printings to meet demand. 1 again last month after it became a fixture under the TikTok hashtag #BookTok, where users recommend books and record their reactions to emotional story developments. The novel experienced a resurgence in popularity during the pandemic and hit No. 1 on the New York Times bestsellers list. The book made history as the first YA novel with queer Latinx characters to hit No.

It’s called the Last Friend, and through it, Rufus and Mateo are about to meet up for one last great adventure-to live a lifetime in a single day.” Mateo and Rufus are total strangers, but, for different reasons, they’re both looking to make a new friend on their End Day. According to the book synopsis: “On September 5, a little after midnight, Death-Cast calls Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio to give them some bad news: They’re going to die today. They Both Die at the End is a devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. Baird's 'Everything's Going To Be Great' For eOne
