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Netflix Adapts 'The Favorites' With Oscar-Winner Cathy Schulman

3/25/2026

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Cathy Schulman, an Oscar-winning producer, and Welle Entertainment will adapt Layne Fargo's The Favorites for Netflix.
The Favorites is inspired by Wuthering Heights and follows figure skaters Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, with a relationship tested by ambition and an Olympic incident.
Kate Gersten will script the adaptation.
Layne Fargo has expressed interest in expanding character perspectives for the film.
The novel was released in January 2025.

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Story summary

Cathy Schulman, an Oscar-winning producer, and Welle Entertainment will adapt Layne Fargo's The Favorites for Netflix.
The Favorites is inspired by Wuthering Heights and follows figure skaters Katarina Shaw and Heath Rocha, with a relationship tested by ambition and an Olympic incident.
Kate Gersten will script the adaptation.
Layne Fargo has expressed interest in expanding character perspectives for the film.
The novel was released in January 2025.