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Serena Williams Executive Producing ‘Carrie Soto Is Back’ Tennis Drama Series In Works At Netflix

Netflix is developing Carrie Soto is Back, a series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s tennis-themed novel. Serena Williams will executive produce.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has taken in for development Carrie Soto is Back, a series adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s tennis-themed bestselling novel, Deadline has learned. “My incredible respect for the Williams sisters is part of what makes me interested in tennis,” she said in an interview at the time of the book’s 2022 release. “I wouldn’t write a book about tennis without the influence of just the absolute glory that has been their journey, but also specifically Serena’s quest to get as many Grand Slam titles as she has managed to do.”

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