Exclusive: Leila Gerstein Sells Romantic Dramedy Pitch to Netflix
Leila Gerstein has sold Netflix the pitch for a new romantic dramedy that she'll write and executive produce, sources tell Deadline.
The show follows the citizens of a small New England community whose lives are upended when their town becomes the unexpected location of the wedding of the world’s biggest pop star to the world’s biggest athlete — fictional ones, of course.
Reps for Netflix declined to comment on the project. Bradley Gardner will also executive produce via Busy B Entertainment.
Gerstein has previously developed and created multiple shows, including:
- Hart of Dixie, which ran for four seasons on The CW and is currently experiencing a major spike in new viewers on Pluto.
- Saint X, based on the book of the same name, for Hulu.
Gerstein's early career includes working on The O.C. and Gossip Girl, and she has since worked on series such as:
- The Handmaid’s Tale, for which she won an Emmy and a Golden Globe.
- Mrs. America.
- Looking for Alaska.
She is repped by Kaplan/Perrone Entertainment, WME and Yorn Levine.