Selena Gomez Is Developing a New TV Series Based on 1984 Film "Sixteen Candles"
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Selena Gomez has been tapped to bring a coming-of-age classic to the small-screen.
Teaming up with producers Tanya Saracho and Gabriela Revilla Lugo, the Only Murders in the Building star is developing a new comedy series that will reimagine John Hughes’ 1984 rom-com, Sixteen Candles, with a Latinx spin.
The half-hour sitcom, titled 15 Candles, will follow four young Latinas entering high school “as they overcome their feelings of invisibility while exploring what it means to leave childhood behind through the lens of the traditional female coming-of-age rite: the quinceañera,” as reported by Deadline.
The series will stream exclusively on Peacock. Selena will serve as an executive producer alongside Tanya Saracho, who’s worked on series such as Vida and How to Get Away with Murder, and Gabriela Revilla Lugo, who’s produced and written works like Palm Springs and A Million Little Things.
If you haven’t seen Sixteen Candles yet, the ‘80s film stars Molly Ringwald (Riverdale, The Breakfast Club) as Samantha, a teen whose 16th birthday is overshadowed by her older sister’s upcoming wedding and is ultimately forgotten by her entire family.
Neither a release date or casting decisions have been announced yet for 15 Candles, but we can’t wait to hear more about Selena’s reboot!
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