Lili Reinhart to star in rom-com ‘The Love Hypothesis' for Amazon MGM Studios, production underway
Reinhart, recently honoured at Series Mania for Hal & Harper, will portray Olive Smith, a biology PhD candidate who enters a fake relationship with Dr Adam Carlsen, a respected yet feared professor. As the arrangement unfolds, both characters find their views on love unexpectedly challenged.
Originally published in 2021 by Berkley, Hazelwood's novel spent 10 months on the New York Times bestseller list and reached readers in 40 countries. It was named Amazon's Best Romance of the Year.
Scanlon, known for Set It Up and The People We Hate at the Wedding, brings rom-com experience to the project, while Rothschild's previous credits include The Sleepover for Netflix. Elizabeth Cantillon is producing alongside Reinhart, Catherine Hagedorn, and Hazelwood.
Hazelwood expressed enthusiasm for the adaptation, saying, 'Honestly, I still can't believe this is happening? Elizabeth Cantillon, Claire Scanlon, and Lili Reinhart have all created, produced, or starred in works that I'm absolutely feral about, and I am beyond honoured that they're choosing to bring their talent to this project.'
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