FX has ordered the new limited series The Marriage Plot, an adaptation of the Jeffrey Eugenides novel of the same name, for FX and Hulu. The project hails from writer Will Arbery (Succession), who also executive produces with Hiro Murai (Atlanta, Widow’s Bay), who will also direct.
Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, The Whale) has been tapped to star and executive produce.
The Marriage Plot follows three recent college graduates caught in an all-consuming love triangle as they reconcile their youthful romantic aspirations with looming adulthood and make life-altering choices about love and identity.
“The Marriage Plot is a perfect fit for FX: ambitious, character-driven storytelling that offers another great opportunity to partner with exceptional artists,” shared Gina Balian, President, FX Entertainment.
Arbery and Murai serve as executive producers along with Steven Prinz and Rachel Jacobs for Borderless Pictures, Michael Costigan and Jason Bateman for Aggregate Films, Eugenides, Sink, and Carver Karaszewski and Claudia Shin for Chum Films, and with Yiyi Huang serving as Producer. The series is produced by A24 and FX Productions.
Hiro Murai and Will Arbery
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This is Arbery’s second series order at FX in less than a year, with his original series Seven Sisters picked up in December. He first became known for his work in theater with “Heroes of the Fourth Turning,” a Pulitzer Prize Finalist. He went on to become a writer for the HBO hit show Succession, earning him a WGA Award for Episodic Drama. Arbery is represented by CAA, Entertainment 360 and Ziffren Brittenham.
Murai is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and director across TV, film, and music videos. Most recently, he produced and directed the hit Apple horror-comedy series Widow’s Bay and is currently developing his theatrical feature directorial debut, the A24 samurai film Bushido. He also leads his production company, Chum Films, and has a first-look deal with FX Productions. Murai is represented by UTA and Untitled Entertainment.
Sink first gained recognition as Max Mayfield in Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things. On the film side, she starred opposite Brendan Fraser in Darren Aronofsky’s The Whale, which earned her a Critics Choice Award nomination. Additional film credits include Fear Street, The Glass Castle, and Chuck. Next, she will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and is set to executive producer the film adaptation of John Proctor Is The Villain for Universal. Sink is repped by WME.
