Brian Yorkey

Brian Yorkey is an American playwright and lyricist His works often explore dark and controversial subject matter such as mental illness grief the underbelly of suburbia and ethics in both psychiatry and public education Yorkey adapted Jay Ashers bestselling novel 13 Reasons Why for Netflix Paramount Television and Anonymous Content It was released on Netflix in March 2017 He scripted Sluts for Lionsgate Films His first feature film pitch Time After Time sold in a bidding war to Universal Pictures It is now fast tracked at LionsgateSummit with Bradley Buecker directing Yorkey is adapting Next to Normals film adaptation for Anonymous Content and an untitled fashion musical for Paramount Pictures Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald Yorkey and Kitt are also developing Score a theatre camp musical for Robert Downey Jr to star in for Warner Bros More recently he signed deals with Netflix to start the Echoes limited series and adapt Neal Shustermans book Game Changer into a series