Sofia Coppola is developing an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country” for Apple TV+.
Wharton’s novel, first published in 1913, is described as “a scathing story of ambition that follows Undine Spragg, a Midwestern girl who attempts to ascend in New York City society.” The adaptation will be written and directed by Coppola and is being eyed for a limited series pickup.
“Undine Spragg is my favorite literary anti-heroine and I’m excited to bring her to the screen for the first time,” Coppola said in a statement.
Scarlett Johannson was previously set to star in and executive produce an eight-episode adaptation of “The Custom of the Country” from “Dangerous Liaisons” writer Christopher Hampton, but that project ultimately did not move forward to series.