Read previewWhen Georgia Hunter began researching her family history and writing "We Were the Lucky Ones" in 2008, she didn't expect it to become a bestselling novel, and even less a Hulu series that she'd coproduce.
For books specifically, it can help when a novel or series has had great success in stores, but it's not the only consideration.
He's a decades-long friend of both Hunter and Lipez, the showrunner, who he brought the book to in 2019.
The audience success of the novel certainly helped in making the decision to adapt the book, too, Helman said.
"The book and the true story of these characters were mothers and fathers who wanted to protect their children.
Persons:
—, Georgia Hunter, Hunter, Logan Lerman, Erica Lipez, Carolyn Cassidy, Jordan Helman, Helman, Joey King, Halina, Eddy Kurc, Hunter's grandaunt, Hulu There's, — it's, Cassidy, there's, it's, Percy Jackson, Ellyn Jameson, Thomas Kail, He's, Lipez
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Poland