Sophia Michaels
Book lovers, rejoice! Taylor Jenkins Reid’s hit novel “Carrie Soto Is Back” is being adapted for the screen. On March 30, Reid confirmed the news on Instagram after Deadline was the first to report it. She wrote, “From the moment the manuscript for ‘CARRIE SOTO’ was completed, the incredible people at @picturestart made it clear that they were the perfect partners to make it a great adaptation. They **get** Carrie, they love her the way I do, and they understand the heart and potential world of this story.”
Reid also shared a present the production company sent her: a basketball of tennis balls stamped with “Carrie Soto.”
The novel, which was published in 2022, is the fourth in Reid’s series of loosely connected Hollywood and celebrity-based novels. The four books — “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo,” “Daisy Jones and the Six,” “Malibu Rising,” and “Carrie Soto Is Back” — exist in the same universe and are connected by the presence of a fictional singer named Mick Riva who appears in each one. Another of Reid’s novels, “One True Loves,” has already been turned into a movie premiering this April. She also co-wrote the upcoming film “My Ex-Friend’s Wedding.”
The titular character, Carrie Soto, is a retired tennis player who, at 37, returns to the court to defend her record of the most Grand Slam titles. But during her playing days, she made a lot of enemies and built a reputation for being cruel, so her return is anything but simple. To make it happen, she enlists her dad, Javier, to coach her again and her former flame Bowe Huntley to help her train. No casting has been announced yet and it’s currently unclear whether the adaptation will be a movie or TV show.
Reid’s other books are also in development. Netflix announced they were working on an “Evelyn Hugo” film in 2022, though no actors have been announced yet. In 2021, Hulu announced that they’re working on a “Malibu Rising” TV series. We can only dream cast for now!
