Amazon Lands Dark Comedy Book ’200 Monas’, Imagine to Produce (Exclusive)

Mia Galuppo

Tue, December 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM UTC

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Amazon MGM has acquired the debut novel 200 Monas from author Jan Saenz, with Imagine Entertainment set to produce the adaptation.
The book follows a college senior who must sell her deceased mother's stash of pills within 48 hours, enlisting the help of a local drug dealer to accomplish the task.
Jan Saenz will adapt the novel for the screen and serve as an executive producer, with Imagine's Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody producing the project under their first-look deal with Amazon MGM.

Amazon MGM has acquired 200 Monas , the debut novel from Jan Saenz that was pitched as Margo's Got Money Troubles meets Uncut Gem s, with Imagine Entertainment on board to produce.

200 Monas follows a college senior who has 48 hours to sell her recently deceased mother's stash of pills, described as "a rare pharmaceutical with mind-blowing side effects." She enlists the help of a local drug dealer with a heart of gold to get the job done. Little Brown acquired Saenz's book earlier this month for publication.

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Saenz will adapt and serve as an executive producer. Imagine's Brian Grazer and Jeb Brody will serve as producers, with Brody and Joyce Choi overseeing the project for Imagine.

Imagine is producing 200 Monas via its first-look deal with Amazon MGM, having worked with the studio on Thirteen Lives and docs like Judy Blume Forever . The companies are currently working together on the upcoming Luca Guadagnino movie After the Hunt, which will star Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield.

Choi and Alexa Marcasciano led the acquisition for Imagine. Saenz is represented by CAA and Jessica Spitz at Janklow & Nesbit. Imagine is repped by CAA.

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