TV Romance
Jeremy Allen White Joins Queer Romance Series From ‘Call Me By Your Name’ Author
Jeremy Allen White is expanding his TV resume with an all-new role in an upcoming Netflix limited series. The actor known for Shameless and The Bear will reportedly star in and executive produce the adaptation of André Aciman’s novel Enigma Variations.
Below, we’re breaking down everything you need to know about the upcoming project, ranging from the storyline to who is behind the adaptation.
What is the status of Enigma Variations?
According to Variety, the series is still in development. Should it move forward, White would star in and executive produce the series based on Aciman’s novel Enigma Variations. Aciman is best known for his novel Call Me by Your Name, which was adapted into the award-winning film starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. Stay tuned to see if the series gets a green light, and we’ll keep you posted on production should it move ahead.
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What is Enigma Variations about?
Enigma Variations, per the novel’s description, follows the life of a character named Paul (White) whose loves remain as consuming through his adulthood as they were in his adolescence. Whether the setting is southern Italy, where he had a crush on his parents’ cabinetmaker, or a campus in New England, where his passion for a girl he’ll meet again and again over the years is interspersed by anonymous encounters with men. Paul’s attachments are out of reach, transient, and “underwritten by raw desire.” While Paul’s hopes, denials, fears, and regrets follow him, Paul’s dream of love lingers.
The book was released in 2017, and it’s been theorized by fans of Aciman’s Call Me by Your Name novels that Paul in Enigma Variations is the Paul who was introduced in Find Me. Perhaps this adaptation could confirm or deny the concept, which has been explored on Reddit.
Who would make Enigma Variations?
The series would see Amanda Kate Shuman serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner with Oliver Hermanus set to direct and executive produce. Along with Shuman, Hermanus, and White, Aciman would also serve as an executive producer on the series for Netflix.
Stay tuned for more details about this series as it takes shape at Netflix.
