Emily Henry’s ‘Funny Story’ Movie Goes To Netflix; Author Boards ‘Happy Place’ At Streamer To Adapt Into Film Instead Of TV Show

Key Highlights

• Now it will be a film.
• Henry will write the adaptation of Happy Place, and she is also writing the screenplay for the adaptation of Funny Story as Variety first reported.
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• ‘Happy Place,’ ‘Book Lovers,’ Among Others Books Netflix Options Novel ‘Happy Place’ For Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican; Series In The Works – The Dish Happy Place centers med school student Harriet and Wyn, a complementary couple unlike People We Meet on Vacation’s Alex and Poppy, who broke up five months before their traditional trip to a Maine Cottage that inspired the story’s title.
• They keep their breakup a secret from their friend group, who have been coming to the cottage once a year for a decade, though cracks start to show in their façade.