'The Notebook' TV Series in the Works at The CW

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Based on the Nicholas Sparks movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.
Based on the Nicholas Sparks movie starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams.

By Lesley Goldberg

The CW is looking for a little love.

The network is teaming with author Nicholas Sparks and Warner Bros. Television to reboot The Notebook as a TV series, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

As first reported by EW, the potential series — which is purely in development at this time — will follow the romantic journey of the two beloved central characters Noah (Ryan Gosling in the feature film) and Allie (Rachel McAdams), at the outset of their blossoming relationship as they build their lives and their future together against the backdrop of the racial politics, economic inequities, and social mores of post-World War II of the late 1940s in North Carolina.

Todd Graff will pen the script and exec produce alongside Sparks and Theresa Park. The drama hails from Warner Bros. Television — a corporate sibling of feature film producers New Line Cinema — and Nicholas Sparks Productions. It’s based on the best-selling Sparks book that inspired the beloved love story.

A TV version of The Notebook comes as remakes continue to be in high demand as broadcast and cable networks look for proven brands in a bid to cut through an increasingly competitive landscape that currently boasts more than 400 scripted originals. Already in the works are TV series based on Rush Hour (CBS), Limitless (CBS), Uncle Buck (ABC) and Minority Report (Fox).