MTV Buys Krysten Ritter/Eric Garcia Drama, USA Buys Richard Murphy Dramedy

Krysten Ritter, star of ABC’s approaching comedy series Apartment 23, has offered her first TV project like a producer, hourlong drama Cassandra French’s Finishing School for Boys according to Eric Garcia’s novel of the identical title. Garcia (Matchstick Males) will write the variation, referred to to be within the tone of Heathers. It focuses on a 22-year-old overachiever who will get her dream job like a lawyer for any Hollywood studio but cant’s look for a guy ready for any real, mature relationship. Following the latest disappointment, she locks a man up in her own basement to be able to train him being an ideal gentleman. Ritter and Garcia are executive creating. Ritter, repped by WME, the audience Entertainment and Sanders/Remedy/Caserta, co-authored, created and stars within the indie Existence Happens. Garcia, repped by WME and IPG, is writing Wheel of your time for Universal and also the Prize of Peril for The new sony. USA also offers purchased a project with a film writer/novelist. The cable network has closed an offer for Wayward Bound, an hourlong dramedy from Richard Murphy about employees in a boutique travel company battling to navigate existence while guiding their clients with the concrete jungle that's La. Murphy will executive produce with Deborah Spera and Maria Grasso. The new sony TV, in which the 2 are based, is creating. Murphy, handled by Anonymous, formerly authored an adaptation of his novel Confessions Of The Contractor for CBS, with Shawn Ryan executive creating.