Tom Hopper will direct the adaptation of Millie Bobby Brown’s best-selling WW2 novel, Nineteen Steps.
Picture (L to R): Millie Bobby Brown, Tom Hopper, and Brown’s best selling novel Nineteen Steps.
Millie Bobby Brown is one of Netflix’s busiest actresses and producers, and she has a brand new project on the horizon, the adaptation of her best-selling WW2 novel, Nineteen Steps. Brown is confirmed to be producing, but rumor has it she is set to star, meanwhile Academy-Award winning director Tom Hopper will be directing. Details are limited but here’s everything we know about Nineteen Steps on Netflix.
Nineteen Steps is an upcoming Netflix Original period drama film to be directed by Academy-Award-winning director Tom Hooper, with Anthony McCarten adapting the screenplay, which is an adaptation of Millie Bobby Brown’s WW2 novel and New York Times best selling novel of the same name.
Millie Bobby Brown and her husband, Jake Bongiovi are producers on the film representing PCMA, and are joined by Jonathan Eirich for Rideback. Nick Reynolds is the executive producer on the film representing the latter.
What is the plot of Nineteen Steps?
The synopsis has been sourced from Production Weekly:
“It’s 1942, and London remains under constant threat of enemy attack as the second world war rages on. In the Bethnal Green neighborhood, Nellie Morris counts every day lucky that she emerges from the underground shelters unharmed, her loving family still surrounding her. Three years into the war, she’s grateful to hold onto remnants of normalcy—her job as assisting the mayor and nights spent at the local pub with her best friend. But after a chance encounter with Ray, an American airman stationed nearby, Nellie becomes enchanted with the idea of a broader world. Just when Nellie begins to embrace an exciting new life with Ray, a terrible incident occurs during an air raid one evening, and the consequences are catastrophic. As the truth about that night is revealed, Nellie’s world is torn apart. When it seems all hope is lost, Nellie finds that, against all odds, love and happiness can triumph.”
Picture: Millie Bobby Brown, actress, producer and author of Nineteen Steps
Who are the cast members of Nineteen Steps?
So far, the only cast member reported to be attached to the project is Millie Bobby Brown. Her casting has not been confirmed, but after exiting from the Kerri Strug biopic for Netflix, Perfect, her schedule has been freed up for a new project.
Millie Bobby Brown is one of the most instantly recognisable actresses on Netflix, thanks to her breakout role as Eleven in Stranger Things. Not to mention she has starred and produced multiple projects for the streaming service including, Enola Holmes trilogy, Damsel, and The Electric State. She is also set to star in the Netflix film Just Picture It and the series Prism.
Picture (L to R): Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things season 5, Enola Holmes 2, and The Electric State
What is the production status of Nineteen Steps?
Development
Filming Scheduled
Filming Ongoing
Post-Production
The film is still in currently in development, and there aren’t any further details on when pre-production or filming is to begin.
We expect to learn more in the coming months.
When can we expect to see Nineteen Steps on Netflix?
There is no confirmation on when Nineteen Steps will be released on Netflix, and its release date will be largely determined by the production schedule.
Currently the earliest we could forsee the film on Netflix is late 2027, assuming that filming is to get underway this year. However, a 2028 release is far more realistic given Millie Bobby Brown’s incredible busy schedule.
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