Red Arrow Studios International options post-#MeToo era book TV adaption
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| 21 December 2018

Red Arrow Studios International has optioned the rights to Joanne Lipman’s bestselling book That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) about Working Together to develop into a fictionalised series.

The book from the veteran journalist and former Editor-in-Chief of USA Today (pictured) tackles the issues facing workplaces across the globe, providing a roadmap for navigating the world in the post-#MeToo era. It combines anecdotes from Lipman’s own rise to the top of a male-dominated industry with data and research to offer real-world solutions for combating unconscious bias, sexual harassment, ‘bropropriation’, mansplaining, the gender wage gap, and other systemic problems people confront daily in professional environments. The book has a narrative through-line which will be fictionalised into a series-length drama.

The TV adaption is a co-production between Anonymous Content, Charlie Lyons and Red Arrow Studios International. It will be executive produced by Paul Green and Paula Munoz Vega for Anonymous Content alongside Charlie Lyons, and Carlo Dusi and Bo Stehmeier for Red Arrow Studios International. The producers are currently in discussions with writers to sign on to develop the project further.

“Joanne’s work is timely and insightful, offering a nuanced exploration of gender politics in the workplace and how we can collectively progress in the wake of #MeToo,” said Carlo Dusi, EVP commercial strategy, scripted, Red Arrow Studios International. “We’re excited to be working with Charlie and Anonymous Content to develop what promises to be a smart and engaging piece of television.”

Charlie Lyons added: “Joanne is a dazzling storyteller with the worldview and wisdom to tackle this provocative project. I’m honoured to work with her, Anonymous and Red Arrow on this exciting television event.”