Patti Smith’s ‘Just Kids’ to Get TV Adaptation

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August 17, 2015 11:39 am

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It was just announced that Patti Smith‘s critically acclaimed and National Book Award winning 201o memoir Just Kids is getting the TV treatment. Showtime will develop a miniseries based on the memoir, which chronicles Smith’s time with famed photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in New York City in the early days of their careers. Smith will co-write and produce the show, which, as of now, has no firm release date.

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“A limited series on Showtime will allow us to explore the characters more deeply, enabling us to develop stories beyond the book and allow a measure of unorthodox presentation,” Smith explained in a press release. “The medium of a television limited series offers narrative freedom and a chance to expand upon the themes of the book.”

You can also look for M Train, a new memoir from Smith, hitting shelves October 6.

Read our 2011 feature story on Patti Smith here.