Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of the New York Times and Serial Productions podcast “The Retrievals.”
The announcement was made as part of the Netflix upfront presentation to advertisers in New York on Wednesday. Molly Smith Metzler serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner.
Per the official logline, the show “follows one woman’s crusade against Yale Fertility Center after she (and many other women) were operated on without anesthesia—because a nurse stole their fentanyl. A powerful and surprisingly funny story about an unlikely community that dares to take on one of the most powerful institutions in the nation.”
Along with Metzler, the series is executive produced by Colin McKenna, LuckyChap, Caitlin Roper of the New York Times, and Susan Burton, who hosted the podcast.
More to come…
