Apple has secured the rights to adapt Funny You Should Ask, Elissa Sussman’s 2022 best-selling novel, into a television series, in which Regé-Jean Page is set to headline the project, according to Deadline exclusive report.
The upcoming series, which is still in its early stages, is being produced by Tomorrow Studios with Rachel Alter attached as writer. Page, best known for his breakout role as the Duke of Hastings in Bridgerton, is also on board as executive producer through his banner A Mighty Stranger, alongside producing partner Emily Brown.
As Deadline reported, Apple declined to comment on the project. The romantic drama follows a young, ambitious journalist who lands the assignment of a lifetime: an interview with a swoon-worthy Hollywood actor. A decade later, she crosses paths with him again — only to learn how deeply that encounter had impacted both their lives. In a case of fiction blurring with reality, the actor in the story — the role Page is set to play — happens to be the latest James Bond. Page, a British actor, has been a popular fan-favorite to take up the 007 mantle ever since his Bridgerton debut.
Joining Page, Brown, and Alter on the executive producing team are Robin Schwartz and Carolyn Daucher, as well as Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements, and Alissa Bachner from Tomorrow Studios. The adaptation stems from Schwartz’s first-look deal with Tomorrow Studios, a venture in partnership with ITV Studios.
If ordered to series, Funny You Should Ask would mark Page’s first television appearance since leaving Bridgerton, and his much-anticipated return to the romance genre that catapulted him into global stardom.
Before captivating audiences in Regency-era London, Page appeared in For the People, another Shondaland production for ABC. On the big screen, he’s built a diverse résumé with roles in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, The Gray Man, and most recently, Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller Black Bag.
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