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Scarlett Johansson Teams with Netflix for “Nanny Diaries” Series

4/24/2026

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Johansson Teams Netflix

Scarlett Johansson partners with Netflix to produce a series adaptation of The Nanny Diaries.
The series will be based on the New York Times bestseller by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus.
Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television will produce the series, with Amy Chozik writing, showrunning and executive-producing alongside Jenny Bicks.
The show follows a college graduate who becomes a nanny for a wealthy New York family, navigating family dysfunction, romance and demanding work conditions.

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Netflix Adapts Nanny

Netflix’s 2026 slate adds a series adapting Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus’s 2002 novel *The Nanny Diaries*.
The co-authors based the book on their own nanny work and it has been translated into over 20 languages.
Executive producers Sarah Schechter, Leigh London Redman and production overseer Nikki Cooper Molina lead the series, which continues Netflix’s streak of weekly Global Top 10 book-based titles for the first 13 weeks of the year.

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Johansson Produces Nanny

Spyglass Media Group joins as executive producer, with Gary Barber and Sean Hoagland overseeing the series.
Scarlett Johansson will produce through her These Pictures banner, her first Netflix original producer credit.
The series follows a broke aspiring writer who infiltrates Upper East Side elites to expose excess.
The adaptation may incorporate material from the 2010 sequel “Nanny Returns,” extending the 2007 film starring Chris Evans and Nicholas Reese Art.

History

Historical Context

Published in 2002, *The Nanny Diaries* by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus satirizes the lives of nannies in affluent Manhattan, drawing from the authors' experiences with wealthy families. The novel's success, selling over 1 million copies, reflects ongoing societal discussions about class and privilege. Scarlett Johansson's Netflix adaptation highlights the enduring interest in narratives exploring wealth and family dynamics in urban settings.

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Johansson Teams Netflix

Scarlett Johansson partners with Netflix to produce a series adaptation of The Nanny Diaries.
The series will be based on the New York Times bestseller by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus.
Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros. Television will produce the series, with Amy Chozik writing, showrunning and executive-producing alongside Jenny Bicks.
The show follows a college graduate who becomes a nanny for a wealthy New York family, navigating family dysfunction, romance and demanding work conditions.

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