Patti Smith And Robert Mapplethorpe’s Just Kids To Become Showtime Series

Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids, which she created alongside New York photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, is being developed into a Showtime mini-series. Smith is teaming with Penny Dreadful creator John Logan for the new series, which will be co-written and produced by Smith and produced under Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions banner.More »

By on August 13, 2015

Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids, which she created alongside New York photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, is being developed into a Showtime mini-series. Smith is teaming with Penny Dreadful creator John Logan for the new series, which will be co-written and produced by Smith and produced under Logan’s Desert Wolf Productions banner. “A limited series on Showtime will allow us to explore the characters more deeply, enabling us to develop stories beyond the book and allow a measure of unorthodox presentation,” Smith said in a release. “The medium of a television limited series offers narrative freedom and a chance to expand upon the themes of the book.” The New York Times best-selling book received the National Book Award and has been translated into more than 40 languages. “Just Kids is one of my favorite memoirs of all time,” Showtime president David Nevins said. “Not only is it a fascinating portrait of artists coming of age, but it’s also an inspiring story of friendship, love and endurance. I’m so thrilled that Patti Smith will bring her unique voice to writing the scripts along with the gifted John Logan, who has been doing such a phenomenal job with Penny Dreadful for us.” Copyright(c) 2015 RTTNews.com. All Rights ReservedLess «