EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios has optioned the film rights to Elizabeth Rose Quinn’s unpublished novel Follow Me, with Adele Lim in negotiations to write and direct. Megha Parekh at Amazon Publishing has also acquired novel rights in a preempt for publication in 2025.
Sue Kroll’s Kroll & Co. are attached to produce the film via the banner’s first-look deal with the studio, along with Lim and Naia Cucukov also negotiating to produce.
Follow Me is a dark thriller described as Heathers meets The Stepford Wives at a mommy influencer retreat in Northern California. It’s a propulsive and witty novel, mixed with the scary social-commentary edge of Black Mirror.
Chelsea Bradshaw and Jessica Pugh are overseeing the project for Kroll & Co.
Deal marks the start of 100 Tigers, a new production company formed by Lim and producer Naia Cucukov. Lim’s work includes Joyride, Crazy Rich Asians, Raya and the Last Dragon, while Cucukov’s credits include The Baby-Sitters Club and Manhunt. The duo said their new shingle is all about “fostering and empowering artists and projects that share our passion for female-forward, cross-cultural, stories with global appeal and a glossy edge.”
A Malaysian native of Chinese descent, Lim came to the States at 19 and graduated from Emerson College, Boston. She has over 16 years experience working as a TV Writer-Producer on prime time network dramas, including hit series One Tree Hill and Lethal Weapon, during which she ran writers rooms, developed and sold multiple series and was co-showrunner of Starcrossed for the CW. She transitioned to feature film, and she mentors emerging writers through the WGA, CAPE (Coalition of Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders in Entertainment), and AMPAS to promote equity and representation in entertainment. Joy Ride marked her directorial debut.
Follow Me will be the first project that 100 Tigers has set at a studio. The team has several projects in their development pipeline they’ll announce when the moment is right.
Verve Reps author Elizabeth Quinn and held the auction; Paradigm and attorney Lev Ginsburg rep Lim and 100 Tigers.
Megha Parekh at Amazon Publishing has also acquired novel rights in a preempt for publication in 2025.
