The Mothers Movie Updates

Sun., Mar. 12, 2017

from The Hollywood Reporter

Kerry Washington, Warner Bros. to Adapt 'The Mothers'

Warner Bros. has optioned Brit Bennett’s debut novel The Mothers, with Kerry Washington producing under the Simpson Street Banner.

• changed the production status to Development
• added Simpson Street as a production company
• added Warner Bros. Pictures as a distributor
• added Kerry Washington as producer to credits
• added adaptation as a genre
• added a synopsis

• Set in a black community in a small suburban Southern California town where a big secret rocks the lives of several of its residents. The story explores young love, friendship and loss through a story centered on Nadia, a teen who, while grieving af... show all ter her mother’s suicide, starts a relationship with Luke, the pastor’s son, and becomes pregnant. The choice she makes not only affects her own life and relationships for decades to come but the lives of Luke and Nadia's best friend, Aubrey.

• created the movie profile