Phoebe Waller-Bridgewill produce a series adaptation ofClaudia Lux’s demonic debut novelSign Herefor Amazon Studios. The darkly comedic series will explore the bureaucracy of Hell. Waller-Bridge will executive produce the project for Amazon, as part of her development deal with the streamer, according to a report fromVariety; she recently renewed that deal.
The novel centers around Peyote Trip, a low-level employee of a bureaucratic Hell where “none of the pens work, the coffee machine has been out of order for a century, and the only drink on offer is Jägermeister.” An employee of the deals department on the fifth floor, he has plans to earn himself a big promotion after a thousand years of servitude, but to do so he must enlist the aid of his coworker Calamity to get a member of the wealthy and dysfunctional Harrison family to sell their soul. The action unfolds at the Harrisons' summer home, where secrets are revealed, and neither Hell nor Earth are precisely what they seem.Sign Hereis Lux’s debut novel, and was well-reviewed upon its release last October.
Waller-Bridge is a British actor and screenwriter. She had small roles inAlbert NobbsandThe Iron Lady, but first broke out into public attention by writing and starring in the one-woman stage playFleabag, which she later adapted into a very successful TV series, earning six Emmys over its two-season run. She wrote and produced the first season of Showtime’sKilling Eve, and produced the short-livedDomhnall Gleeson/Merritt WeverseriesRunfor HBO. She also co-wroteNo Time To Die,Daniel Craig’s final outing as James Bond.Star Warsfans may also remember her memorable appearance inSolo: A Star Wars Story, playing Lando Calrissian’s droid companion L3-37.
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Waller-Bridge can next be seen adventuring alongsideHarrison Fordin this year’sIndiana Jones and the Dial of Destinyand will star in the fantasy comedyIFwithRyan ReynoldsandJohn Krasinski. She was also set to co-star in an Amazon series based onMr. and Mrs. SmithwithDonald Gloverbut departed the project over creative differences. She also hasanother seriesin development at Amazon, the details of which remain a mystery.
Waller-Bridge and her frequent producing partnerJenny Robbinswill executive produceSign Herevia Wells Street Films. Author Lux will co-write and executive produce.
