Jeb Stuart

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Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart, her collaborator on this, are making Lonesome Dove for Netflix.

The only thing I would note is that she obviously had to make some decisions about how she-

Mm-hmm

Yeah?

The Variety piece reveals that Kazan is re-teaming with Netflix and writer Jeb Stuart to tackle another monumental adaptation.

She is taking on Larry McMurtry's legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning Western epic, Lonesome Dove.

Which is a fascinating, almost whiplash-inducing pivot.

A box.

Exactly.

It wasn't until she was physically isolated in New Zealand, reading it solely on the persistent recommendation of Jeb Stuart, that she opened it and had her preconceptions completely shattered.

It's wonderfully ironic.

Something has to go.

Jeb Stuart, the co-showrunner and executive producer, gave a very candid, revealing quote to people.

What did he say?

He said, "The novel's big.

Yes.

And when you actually look at what screenwriters Jeb Stuart and Stephen E. de Souza did, they didn't really touch the architectural blueprint of the plot.

Like the basic beats are the same.

The skeletal structure is strikingly intact.

They're the entity that acquired the rights from the, uh, Larry McMurtry estate.

But the most revealing data point here, the thing that really shows us what Netflix is aiming for, is the hiring of the showrunners, Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart.

Oh, the calculus behind pairing Kazan and Stuart is fascinating.

It provides a very clear window into Netflix's intentions.

Which is a massive undertaking for a first-time showrunner.

It really is.

And Jeb Stuart, on the other hand, he comes with extensive action and historical drama credentials.

He previously worked on the Vikings spinoff, Vikings: Valhalla.

The pairing they have chosen is genuinely unorthodox.

We have Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart stepping in as the co-showrunners and writers.

Quite the team.

Now, the article quotes Zoe Kazan directly, and she admits that they, quote, "Look like an odd couple."

Very indie, very delicate.

Right.

And her partner is Jeb Stuart.

If you look at his resume, this is the writer who co-wrote the legendary action film Die Hard.

Right.

Jeb Stuart, the co-showrunner and executive producer, told TV Insider that they explicitly wanted to showcase the lack of agency women had in that era.

Lack of agency, right.

They wanted to contextualize Cathy's actions as a desperate, almost feral need to be free of a life defined by men.

Zoe Kazan admitted to People Magazine that it pained her to cut them, telling the Independent that, "It hurt my heart," [laughs] because they are some of her favorite characters in the book.

Oh, wow.

Jeb Stuart, the producer, was very blunt about it.

He called it a risky move, but his justification was purely practical.

Created by Zoe Kazan, based off the East of Eden by John Steinbeck.

Showrunners Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart.

Written by Joey, or Zoe Kazan and Alexander Chi.

Directed by Garth Davis, Lori de Clermont, Toneria.