{"id":16256,"date":"2022-02-02T08:12:09","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T13:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jason-katims-connie-britton-reunite-dear-edward-apple-tv\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T10:39:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:39:43","slug":"jason-katims-connie-britton-reunite-in-dear-edward-for-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/jason-katims-connie-britton-reunite-in-dear-edward-for-apple-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Katims &amp; Connie Britton Reunite on Dear Edward for Apple TV+"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Apple TV+ has given a series order for <em>Dear Edward<\/em>, to be written, showrun and executive produced by Jason Katims (<em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>, <em>Parenthood<\/em>, <em>As We See It<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The show marks the first series order to hail from his overall deal with Apple TV+. \u00a0It also sees\u00a0Katims\u00a0<span class=\"\">reuniting with\u00a0Connie Britton (<em>The White Lotus<\/em>), who will star in the drama,\u00a0following their Emmy-winning collaboration on <em>Friday Night Lights<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Britton leads the cast along with\u00a0Taylor Schilling (<em>Pam and Tommy<\/em>, <em>Orange Is the New Black<\/em>) and Colin O\u2019Brien (<em>Mr. Harrigan\u2019s Phone<\/em>, <em>Wonka<\/em>), with Fisher Stevens (<em>Palmer<\/em>) set to direct the first episode and serve as executive producer on the pilot.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the best-selling novel by Ann Napolitano,\u00a0<span class=\"\"><em>Dear Edward<\/em> tells the story of Edward Adler (played by O\u2019Brien), a 12-year-old boy who survives a devastating commercial plane crash that kills every other passenger on the flight, including his family. 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