It soon becomes clear that Usha is skeptical about Palluvi and Sandeep’s relationship, with the trailer hinting at Usha’s previous romance with flashbacks to a violent and bloody relationship. Though often referred to as ‘the evil eye’, many around the world believe it deflects envy-induced harm. This contrasts to Palluvi’s father (Bernard White), who calls astrology “unscientific nonsense.” Usha, a spiritual woman, tells Palluvi to keep wearing a protective bracelet with an Evil Eye charm. Usha immediately wants to know if they are astrologically compatible.

Palluvi calls her mother, Usha (Sarita Choudhury), to let her know she has met a potential suitor. She has also written the plays A Nice Indian Boy (which is being adapted as a feature by Levantine Films), House of Joy and Queen.The trailer shows Palluvi (Sunita Mani), a young woman, meet a handsome man, Sandeep. Shekar’s screenwriting credits include the 2020 Amazon/Blumhouse feature Evil Eye, the forthcoming Sister Act 3, HBO’s The Nevers and Netflix’s The Three Body Problem.

The studio is also behind Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty and upcoming series The White House Plumbers at HBO and Bodkin at Netflix. The Immortal King Rao is the latest acquisition for Wiip, which late last year snagged rights to the culinary/media satire The Lemon. I can’t wait to dive in and adapt this uniquely global, cross-cultural, ambitiously epic tale.” This is a story that tackles climate change, late-stage capitalism and the surveillance state through a beautifully complicated father-daughter story, one about hope and hurt, estrangement and redemption. “We’ve been fans of Madhuri’s for years - as soon as we read the novel, we knew it would be great in her hands.”Īdded Shekar, “I’m beyond excited to help bring Vauhini’s audacious novel to television. “We’re thrilled that Vauhini has entrusted us with this riveting, visionary global thriller, and we couldn’t be more excited about Madhuri adapting,” said Wiip’s Josh Stern. In a future in which the world is run by the Board of Corporations, King’s daughter, Athena, reckons with his legacy - literally, as he’s given her access to his memories, among other questionable gifts. The Immortal King Rao follows an Indian entrepreneur who, in the near future, becomes the most accomplished tech CEO in the world and eventually the leader of a global, corporate-led government. Robin Thede Scripted Comedy in the Works at HBO

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