Issa Rae and Adam McKay are teaming to adapt Serial Productions’ five-part podcast “Nice White Parents” into a half-hour series at HBO.
The project has received a pilot commitment at the premium cabler and is described as a satirical look at the conflict and comedy that arise when highly resourced white parents, who claim to have the best intentions, wield their influence over generations of black and brown students within the NY public school system.
The search is currently on for a showrunner for the project and Rae, McKay, Todd Schulman, Montrel McKay, Chana Joffe-Walt, Julie Snyder, Alissa Shipp, Sarah Koenig, Dave Becky and Jonathan Berry will executive produce.
