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  "id": 6445322,
  "title": "Netflix Buys 5-Page Short Story for $1 Million. Lord Miller, Steven Yeun Are Involved",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/netflix-buys-5-page-short-story-for-1-million-lord-miller-steven-yeun",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
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    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-buys-short-story-lord-miller-steven-yeun-1236695077/"
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  "summary": "\"Understudy\" is a five page story written by Nicholas Binge that will now be developed into a series with Lord Miller and Yeun executive producing.",
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        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Netflix Nabs Nicholas Binge’s ‘Understudy’ Produced By Steven Yeun, Phil Lord & Chris Miller In 7-Figure Deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/netflix-nabs-nicholas-binges-understudy-produced-by-steven-yeun-phil",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Netflix Snags ‘Understudy’ Short Story in $1 Million Development Deal With Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Steven Yeun",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/netflix-snags-understudy-short-story-in-1-million-development-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:30:27.000Z"
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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."
}