{
  "id": 6446823,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/netflix-nicholas-binge-understudy-lord-miller-steven-yeun-1237071793/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Another competitive TV project has landed at Netflix. Drama Understudy, based on author Nicholas Binge’s short story, has been set up at the streamer for development with Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Steven Yeun executive producing. Financial details are not been disclosed but sources describe it as a rich deal, with the streamer buying the […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-09T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}