Freida Pinto and Huma Abedin.Photo: Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
Huma Abedin’s best-selling memoir,Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds, will be adapted for the screen in an upcoming television series,Deadline reports.
According to the outlet,Slumdog MillionaireactressFreida Pinto— currently starring inMr. Malcolm’s List— is slated to portray Abedin, 46, in the unnamed series.
But her role in the adaptation doesn’t end there: Pinto, 37, will also executive produce the show alongside Abedin through her production company, Freebird Films.
Both/Andtells Abedin’s story in her own words, from her upbringing in Saudi Arabia, to landing an internship in first lady Hillary Clinton’s office, tobecoming Clinton’s top advisorthroughout her many political ventures.
It also tells a story ofheartbreakandguilt, diving into her ex-husbandAnthony Weiner’s sexting scandal, whichdisrupted Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Freida Pinto, Huma Abedin.Frazer Harrison/Getty; Taylor Hill/Getty
“Huma’s story is both extraordinary and immediately relatable, timely and relevant to so many of us,” she continued. “Stories like this — of powerful, everyday superheroes among us are what drives our work at Freebird Films and playing Huma in this series will be such an honor for me.”
Abedin has also expressed her excitement for the show, telling Deadline she’s “thrilled” about how it’s shaping up.
“It was clear to me from our very first conversation that Freida and [executive producer Emily Verellen Strom] not only believe in but get the story,” she said, “that they have a vision and a passion about bringing a life filled with unexpected adventures to the world in a way that is true to who I hope to remain always — defiantly optimistic.”
Other cast members, including who may play Sec. Clinton, have not yet been revealed.
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Pinto and Abedin have separately made headlines recently for news in their personal lives.
Pinto, who became a first-time mother to sonRumi-Rayin November,spoke with PEOPLE this month about her struggle with postpartum depressionin hopes of helping other new moms be prepared.
source: people.com
