The production will feature Michael Bay and Sydney Sweeney. The title will follow in the footsteps of "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" and "Five Nights at Freddy’s", which collectively earned $1.4 billion and $290 million at the global box office, respectively.
In addition to Cleland’s appointment, Simon Hebblewhite, has been promoted to senior director, finance; and Jane McLaren has been promoted to director, PR and communications.
It is written by veteran comedy showrunners, siblings Liz Astrof and Jeff Astrof, in their first team-up to create a series together. Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
The series in an adaptation from the best-selling novel of the same name by Andrea Mara, and Emmy and two-time Golden Globe® winning actress Sarah Snook ("Succession," "Predestination") will lead the cast and executive produce it.