{"id":12095,"date":"2019-10-12T03:00:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2019-10-12T03:30:02","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T07:30:02","slug":"picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Picturestart Acquires Wattpad\u2019s Along for the Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Picturestart has acquired the film and television rights for Wattpad author Rachel Meinke\u2019s book <em>Along for the Ride<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Wattpad and Picturestart will produce and Picturestart will develop and finance the project. Tate Hanyok (<em>Sex Appeal<\/em>) is set to adapt the project.<\/p>\n<p>Wattpad Books has also acquired the publishing rights to the story. It will be available as part of Wattpad Books\u2019 Spring\/Summer 2020 list.<\/p>\n<p><em>Along for the Ride<\/em> has accumulated more than 26.3 million reads on Wattpad. The story follows 17-year-old soccer star Katelyn as she\u2019s forced to put her dreams on hold when her brother is offered a chance to tour for the summer with a world-famous boy band. Stuck on tour, Katelyn tries to focus on soccer to preserve her shot at the national team, but when she crosses paths with the band\u2019s lead singer, her summer takes an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Along for the Ride<\/em> is a phenomenon, a story with millions of reads and fans all over the world,\u201d said Aron Levitz, head of Wattpad Studios. \u201cRachel\u2019s story gives new life to the classic romance formula, bringing together a strong, empowered young woman, new media stardom, and the difficult choices that define first-love. With Erik Feig\u2019s unmatched track record of YA hits, Picturestart is the perfect partner to bring this beloved story to screens all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRachel\u2019s story hooked us at once and we devoured the book immediately,\u201d added Erik Feig, founder and CEO of Picturestart. \u201cHer story introduces us to characters that are both relatable and aspirational and a world we didn\u2019t want to leave. It\u2019s funny, smart, unexpected, and a great roller coaster of emotions. We were thrilled Wattpad chose us to be their partners on this exciting adaptation and we can\u2019t wait to work with them on a movie that we know is going to be a must watch film.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Picturestart has acquired the film and television rights for Wattpad author Rachel Meinke\u2019s book Along for the Ride.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":12096,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3397,3398,2618],"class_list":["post-12095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-along-for-the-ride","tag-picturestart","tag-wattpad","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Picturestart Acquires Wattpad\u2019s Along for the Ride - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Picturestart Acquires Wattpad\u2019s Along for the Ride - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Picturestart has acquired the film and television rights for Wattpad author Rachel Meinke\u2019s book Along for the Ride.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-10-12T07:00:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-10-12T07:30:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/Wattpad-419.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"319\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alison Skilton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/\",\"name\":\"Picturestart Acquires Wattpad\u2019s Along for the Ride - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-10-12T07:00:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-10-12T07:30:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/picturestart-acquires-wattpads-along-for-the-ride\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Picturestart Acquires Wattpad\u2019s Along for the Ride\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/f590d4d1481b8cce2a066e89197c7550\",\"name\":\"Alison Skilton\",\"description\":\"Alison Skilton is an associate editor of World Screen. 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