Netflix Revives Tales of the City as Limited Series

Netflix has ordered a ten-part series revival of Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City, which will see Laura Linney and Olympia Dukakis reprise their roles and Ellen Page join the cast.

Based on the books by Armistead Maupin, this new Tales of the City chapter follows Mary Ann (Linney), who returns home to San Francisco and is reunited with her daughter (Page) and ex-husband Brian, 20 years after leaving them behind to pursue her career. She will quickly be drawn back into the orbit of Anna Madrigal (Dukakis) and the residents of 28 Barbary Lane.

Orange Is the New Black writer and co-EP Lauren Morelli will serve as showrunner, executive producer and writer. Maupin will executive produce. Alan Poul returns to direct and executive produce. Linney also executive produces.

Maupin is the author of 11 novels, including the 9-volume Tales of the City, which led to three Tales of the City limited series starring Linney and Dukakis.

Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City is a Working Title Television and NBCUniversal International Studios production for Netflix.

“I couldn’t be more excited about this new brand-new incarnation of Tales,” said Maupin. “It’s set in present-day San Francisco with all the joys and complications that might suggest for the residents of 28 Barbary Lane. Mrs. Madrigal’s tenants, both old and new, will be entangled in delicious new adventures and ever-expanding possibilities for love.”

“The magical, vivid world that Armistead Maupin built in Tales of the City is one that offered so many—particularly the LGBTQ+ community—a home for the first time,” said Morelli. “For many, Tales was the first time they saw themselves on screen. I am humbled to now find my own home within Tales and to continue telling Armistead’s stories.”

Poul added, “For me, the opportunity to come back to a series I started work on 25 years ago is the homecoming of a lifetime. There’s never been a better moment to reignite Armistead’s timeless take on family and community, and I’m thrilled to be collaborating with such a brilliant mix of old friends and new.”