I Hate SuziedirectorGeorgi Banks-Davieshas joined Amazon’s adaptation ofPaper Girls, a coming-of-age comic book about four teenagers trapped in the middle of a time-travelers war. Banks-Davies revealed she’s acting as a directorvia her personal Instagram account, together with a cute picture of a pink bicycle, a direct reference to the comics.
Banks-Davies’ picture shows the bicycle and a chair that has the title of “DIRECTOR” written on the back. With the simple description of “This show is fun …”, Banks-Davies leaves the hashtags to confirm her new role in the upcoming series, clarifying in the comments that she indeeduses her bicycle to move around the set.
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Written byBrian K. Vaughanand illustrated byCliff Chiang,Paper Girlsran for 30 issues between 2015 and 2019. In the comics, a group of four teenagers who deliver newspapers on bicycles uncovers a secret war between different time-travelers faction when their hometown is attacked in the morning after Halloween. Set in the ‘80s — before taking us all over history —Paper Girlshas some similarities withStranger Thingsin that it puts a group of teenagers in a highly dangerous situation that pushes them to grow up and reflect on their own identity. It’s a great read, and it’s a shame it took so long for a TV adaptation to finally be greenlit.
Amazon confirmed it waspursuing an adaptationofPaper Girlsback in 2019, but news of the show has been scarce so far. Last month, Amazon confirmedSofia Rosinksy,Camryn Jones,Riley Lai Nelet, andFina Strazzawould play the teenage leads on the upcoming series, withAli Wongjoining the cast two weeks ago as the adult version of Nelet’s character.
The series is being produced by Amazon Studios, Legendary TV, and Plan B.Stephany FolsomandChristopher C. Rogerswill co-showrun, with Plan B,Christopher Cantwell, and original comic creators Vaughan and Chiang acting as executive producers. The series is set to film this year in Chicago.
There’s still no release date forPaper Girls, but as production moves forward, you can expect to read all about it here at Collider. Check out Banks-Davies’ original post below:
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