Alanna Bennett’s YA novel The Education of Kira Greer is officially headed to television.
Author and TV writer Alanna Bennett is adapting her 2025 novel for the small screen alongside Gabrielle Union through her production company I’ll Have Another, with Dwyane Wade and Jon Marcus producing via 59th & Prairie Entertainment. The project has been optioned and is currently in development at Fox Entertainment Studios.
Published by Knopf Penguin Random House in May 2025 as part of a two-book deal, The Education of Kira Greer centers on one of Hollywood’s most famous families and the complicated coming-of-age of their second-youngest daughter, Kira. When she enters into a carefully constructed PR relationship with pop star Cassius Campbell, the lines between performance and reality begin to blur. What unfolds is a sweeping romance layered with a sharp exploration of fame, image control, and identity in the social media era.
A YA Story With Industry Teeth
While positioned as a young adult novel, Kira Greer operates in a space that feels timely for television. Stories about celebrity families have often been told from the outside looking in. Bennett’s angle flips that perspective inward — examining the emotional cost of branding, the pressure of legacy, and what it means to grow up in a machine designed to monetize your existence.
For Union and Wade, whose production work has consistently centered culture-forward storytelling, the adaptation aligns with a larger pattern of backing projects that explore identity, power, and visibility from within.
Founded in 2018 and named after Union’s memoir We’re Going to Need More Wine, I’ll Have Another focuses on authentic narratives that center marginalized communities. Meanwhile, 59th & Prairie Entertainment — named after the South Side Chicago street where Wade grew up — has built a reputation for elevating stories that feel personal yet universal.
Bennett’s Growing Television Footprint
Bennett is no stranger to television. She most recently served as a producer on Season 2 of XO, Kitty, following her work as executive story editor on the series. Her previous credits include story editor on Roswell, New Mexico and co-producer on Season 2 of The Hospital for Amazon.
She also sold her original rom-com feature Corinne Aster’s Third Act to Orion Pictures, signaling a creative voice that comfortably moves between romance, satire, and character-driven storytelling.
With Fox Entertainment Studios backing the adaptation, The Education of Kira Greer enters development at a moment when networks are actively seeking IP with built-in audiences and cultural resonance. YA adaptations have long been reliable pipelines for multi-season storytelling, but projects that interrogate fame itself — especially through a Black creative lens — bring added weight to the conversation.
Development is still underway, with no casting or release details announced.
But if the novel’s premise translates with the same layered nuance it carries on the page, Kira Greer could land squarely in the sweet spot between glossy romance and industry critique — a story about the cost of being seen in a world that never looks away.