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THE PROMISED LAND (SPEC)
At the peak of the Great Depression, a struggling Black couple, lured by money and freedom, accept work in the newly Communist USSR, only to learn that their new home is anything but the promised land. Inspired by true events.
Christina Hodson will be starting from scratch on the project, and she’s a solid replacement, not just because she has already written the Batgirl character for Birds of Prey, but because she brings a much-needed female perspective to the film.
Based on the bestselling novel by Stephanie Perkins, the Nebraska-set story follows a young girl whose high school friends begin to die in a series of gruesome murders.
The darkly comic thriller from Dan Berk and Robert Olsen (Body) will unite the stars of It and It Follows for its story about criminals who discover a dark secret when they break into a suburban home.
Showtime has named Marja-Lewis Ryan the showrunner of its The L Word reboot, which is now in development. Original creator Ilene Chaiken and several original cast members are also returning and will serve as EPs.
Roach will direct, Fey will produce an adaptation of Howard Means’ book about the fatal 1970 National Guard shooting of protesting students, 
Besides having a story credit on the 2015 Godzilla remake, Callaham has also been working on Universal’s latest The Wolfman reboot, and he’d worked with Jenkins before on an English language adaptation of Jo Nesbo’s Jackpot.