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Netflix Orders Adaptation of 'I Suck at Girls' Memoir

1/10/2026

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Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Justin Halpern's 2012 memoir I Suck at Girls.
The project is written by Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, Abbott Elementary co-showrunners.
Bill Lawrence is an executive producer through his Doozer.
Order is cast-contingent and could be scrapped if actors are not found.
Halpern and Schumacker previously attempted a Fox adaptation in 2013 that produced Surviving Jack, and filming is set for summer 2026.

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Story summary

Netflix has ordered a series adaptation of Justin Halpern's 2012 memoir I Suck at Girls.
The project is written by Justin Halpern and Patrick Schumacker, Abbott Elementary co-showrunners.
Bill Lawrence is an executive producer through his Doozer.
Order is cast-contingent and could be scrapped if actors are not found.
Halpern and Schumacker previously attempted a Fox adaptation in 2013 that produced Surviving Jack, and filming is set for summer 2026.