Apples Never Fall Adaptation (2024): Everything We Know So Far About The Exciting New Series

Liane Moriarty projects have been a huge hit on the screen lately, so it’s no surprise to see an Apples Never Fall adaptation in the works. Based on Moriarty’s latest novel, released in September 2021, this limited series has fans very excited.
 
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This page was updated: 7/30/23
 

About The Book:

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?
This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.
 
The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?
 
The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.
 
One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted. Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.
 
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Current Production Status:

Paused in the middle of filming due to the SAG-AFTRA strike as of July 2023.
 

Apples Never Fall Adaptation Timeline:

The novel was first released in September 2021. The Apples Never Fall adaptation was ordered and announced by Peacock a few months later in February 2022.
 
Almost exactly one year later in February 2023 it was announced that Annette Bening would be starring in the limited series. It was also announced that Chris Sweeney was attached to direct multiple episodes. Filming started shortly after.
 
In July production was paused to due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
 

Who Owns The Rights:

NBCUniversal and Heyday Television are producing the series with Peacock as the distributor.
 

Who Is Attached:

Annette Bening will be starring in a lead role as Joy Delaney.
 

Filming Locations:

Filming is taking place in various locations are Australia.
 

Estimated Release:

There is no current estimated release but with the first casting/directing announcements being made in early 2023, it should hopefully be within a couple years.
 

 

Previous mentions on AiLL:

Apples Never Fall was previously featured in September 2021 New Book Releases!
 

Other Adaptations From This Author:

‘Big Little Lies’ ran for two seasons on HBO with a big cast and big viewing numbers.
‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ was made as a limited series for Hulu.
The rights to ‘The Husband’s Secret’ have been optioned since 2013 but so far that movie has not moved into production.
 
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Apples Never Fall Adaptation: Everything We Know So Far About The Exciting New Series

 
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