Made Up Stories (company)

Made Up Stories is a film and television development and production company founded in 2017 by producer Bruna Papandrea that claims to "[champion] women on and off the screen.

The film, produced by Annapurna Pictures and Plan B Entertainment, was based on Kantor and Twohey's book of the same name and followed their investigation into Weinstein's abuse and sexual misconduct against women.

[23] On the television side, Made Up Stories produced the recent HBO miniseries The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, which debuted on October 25, 2020, and became the most viewed show for the network in 2020.

[24] The company also produced the Amazon Prime Video thriller drama series Tell Me Your Secrets, released on February 19, created by Harriet Warner, and starring Lily Rabe, Amy Brenneman, Hamish Linklater, and Enrique Murciano.

The series, written by David E. Kelley, stars Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy, along with numerous other high-profile actors,[26] debuted on August 18 with the premiere quickly becoming the most-watched Hulu original ever.

The first project, Pieces of Her, based on the book by Karin Slaughter, features an all-female creative team including director Minkie Spiro and executive producers Lesli Linka Glatter, Charlotte Stoudt and Bruna Papandrea.

[29] The second project is the six-episode anthology series, Anatomy of a Scandal, based on the book by Sarah Vaughan, created and written by David E. Kelley and Melissa James Gibson, and directed by SJ Clarkson.

[33] The company also produced Roar for Apple TV+, based on the book by Cecelia Ahern and adapted as an anthology series by Glow creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch.

[35] The company is also producing the seven-part dramatic series, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, based on Holly Ringland's debut novel, for Amazon Prime Video.