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  "id": 16785262,
  "title": "‘The Birds’ Reboot: Sarah Snook to Lead HBO Limited Series Take on Hitchcock Classic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-birds-reboot-sarah-snook-to-lead-hbo-limited-series-take-on",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T19:01:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/the-birds-reboot-sarah-snook-hbo-series-hitchcock-1236932282/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "HBO is developing a limited series take on “The Birds” with Sarah Snook in the lead role, Variety has confirmed. The show is inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film and Daphne du Maurier’s novella of the same name. The package was first reported to be on the market over the summer, with the project now […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘The Birds’ Limited Series Starring Sarah Snook Lands At HBO For Development From Tom Spezialy, David Heyman & UGT",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-birds-limited-series-starring-sarah-snook-lands-at-hbo-for",
        "published": "2026-10-27T18:38:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘The Birds’ Series With Sarah Snook in the Works at HBO",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/the-birds-series-with-sarah-snook-in-the-works-at-hbo",
        "published": "2026-10-27T19:29:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "Hitchcock's The Birds to fly again as an HBO limited series starring Sarah Snook",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/hitchcocks-the-birds-to-fly-again-as-an-hbo-limited-series-starring",
        "published": "2026-10-27T21:09:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}