Sofia Coppola to Adapt Edith Wharton’s The Custom of the Country for TV
The stars have aligned to bring fans of period dramas something very special: a TV series based on Edith Wharton's 1913 novel The Custom of the Country, written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Here's what we know about the show so far.
It sounds like a perfect project for Coppola.
From Marie Antoinette to The Virgin Suicides to The Bling Ring, the director has made her name with fascinating portraits of (often spoiled) young women. As The Custom of the Country centers on Undine Spragg, a Midwestern woman trying to climb up the ladder of New York high society, it falls squarely in Coppola's sweet spot.
"Undine Spragg is my favorite literary anti-heroine, and I’m excited to bring her to the screen for the first time," Coppola said in a statement. It's set to be her first TV project, though it comes on the heels of another collaboration with Apple TV+: her film On the Rocks, starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones, is set to hit the streaming service later this year.
It's headed for Apple TV Plus—but we don't know when.
No timeline has been announced for production, and it seems that the project is still in the very early stages—so sadly, it may be awhile before it hits screens. There's also no word yet on how many episodes the season will have, or if they'll drop all at once; however, per the Hollywood Reporter, it's likely to be limited series.
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