Hollywood Dementia founder Nikki Finke has finalized a first-look television deal with HBO, Deadline reports.
This agreement means that HBO “will have first crack at developing projects based on the short stories published on Hollywood Dementia. The TV adaptations will be produced by Finke and Killer Films’ Christine Vachon,” Deadline writes. Vachon’s producing credits include “White Girl,” “Carol,” and “Still Alice.”
Hollywood Dementia is a free website focused on short fiction about Hollywood and show business. Finke unveiled the the site in August 2015 after founding Deadline Hollywood and serving as its editor-in-chief for seven years. According to Deadline, Hollywood Dementia’s library — which now includes more than 300 stories from 100-plus writers — is “an incubator of source material for potential screen treatments.”
HBO recently forged another first-look deal: The premium cable network further cemented its relationship with “Insecure” co-creator and star Issa Rae.
