EXCLUSIVE: Lisa, the Thai rapper, singer, dancer and actor of Blackpink fame, who’s coming off her acting debut in The White Lotus Season 3, is set to reteam with the series’ executive producer David Bernad on a new romantic comedy for Netflix, penned by Set It Up‘s Katie Silberman.
The official logline is under wraps, but sources close to the project said Bernad and Lisa developed the premise on the set of The White Lotus, after bonding over their shared appreciation for Notting Hill, the classic 1999 romantic comedy starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant. Shortly after, they tapped Silberman, the in-demand comedy writer behind Set it Up and Booksmart, to write the script.
Bernad will produce through his Middle Child Productions banner, alongside Silberman, who has an exclusive, multi-year creative partnership with the streamer. Alice Kang and Lisa will exec produce.
Lisa comes to the project amid work on her first major film role in TYGO, a new chapter of Netflix’s Extraction universe.
Rising to fame as a member of South Korea’s Blackpink, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, Lisa made her solo debut in 2021 with the single album LALISA. She released her debut solo album, Alter Ego, last February, seeing it debut at number seven on the Billboard 200 chart and hit number one on the Billboard Top Album Sales chart.
The artist also made her Coachella debut last year, after making her screen debut as Mook, the wellness professional love interest of Tayme Thapthimthong’s non-violent Buddhist security guard Gaitok, in The White Lotus Season 3. She is represented by WME, LLOUD and JSSK.
Silberman is known for writing Netflix’s Set It Up, one of Netflix’s most watched romantic comedies, starring Zoey Deutch and Glen Powell. Additionally, she co-wrote and produced Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart, which received WGA and BAFTA nominations for Best Original Screenplay. She is repped by CAA, 42, and Myman Greenspan.
An Emmy, Golden Globe, Peabody, and PGA-winning producer, Bernad’s Middle Child is currently prepping the France-set fourth season of The White Lotus, with the second season of its Emmy-nominated series Jury Duty and Little Brother, a Netflix comedy starring John Cena and Eric André, in post. He is repped by CAA and Sloane, Offer, Weber & Dern.
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