Hulu Develops Live-Action Series From WEBTOON's The Mafia Nanny
The adaptation carries The Mafia Nanny's established audience and award recognition into a US streaming order, with Deadline reporting the project is believed to be the first English-language live-action series adaptation of a WEBTOON IP.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Hulu is developing a live-action series adaptation of The Mafia Nanny, the WEBTOON action romance written by Violet Matter with art by sh00 and assistants roousuu and Drawniels. Charlize Theron is an executive producer. Max Gill will write and executive produce, with 20th Television, Secret Menu, WEBTOON Productions, and Steady Collective producing. The webcomic has more than 420 million views globally.
The deal places a webcomic with over 420 million global views at a US streamer, with Charlize Theron attached as executive producer. Max Gill will write the television adaptation, produced by 20th Television, Secret Menu, WEBTOON Productions, and Steady Collective. The webcomic, written by Violet Matter with art by sh00 and assistance from roousuu and Drawniels, follows elite nanny Davina and Venetian underboss Gabriel Angelini. It has drawn award attention twice, nominated for Best Webcomic at the Ringo Awards and Digital Book of the Year at the Harvey Awards last year, and for Best Webcomic at the Ringo Awards again this year.
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- Anime News Network News WEBTOON's The Mafia Nanny Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation at Hulu