Rashida Jones and Will McCormack are teaming up as producing partners with Lionsgate Television, the duo’s Le Train Train company has signed a first look deal with the studio under which they’ll produce scripted programming for a range of platforms. The first project of Jones and McCormack is an adaptation of the British romantic comedy Lovesick, described as in which a guy tries to contact all of his former sexual partners after finding out he has an STI.
Jones and McCormack said in a statement “We are thrilled to be in business with Lionsgate,” “Their imagination and blue sky thinking around what’s possible in this rapidly changing landscape of television is incredibly exciting to us as creators and producers.”
Jones and McCormack producing credits via Le Train Train include AMC’s Kevin Can F**k Himself, TNT’s Claws, Netflix’s #BlackAF and TBS’ Angie Tribeca (Jones also starred in the latter two). They share story credit (with several others) on Pixar’s Toy Story 4 and co-wrote the 2012 rom-com Celeste & Jesse Forever.
The adaptation of Lovesick is a partnership between Lionsgate and BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions. Jones and McCormack will executive produce with Tom Edge, who has created the original series; Petra Fried, Ed Macdonald, Andy Baker of Clerkenwell Films; and Angie Stephenson of BBC Studios. A search for a writer is underway.
Rashida Jones is set to star of Apple TV+ series, Wool and Sunny, the latter of which Le Train Train produces. She’s also an equity partner in ViacomCBS’ BET Studios. She is repped by UTA and Schreck Rose.
Will McCormack won an Oscar this year for the animated short If Anything Happens I Love You, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Michael Govier, and has several screenplays in development. He’s repped by UTA and Paul Hastings.
