Steven Soderbergh-Produced ‘Accidentally Brave’ Lands at Warner Bros. Discovery
Warner Bros. Discovery has acquired Accidentally Brave, a drama starring Maddie Corman and produced by Steven Soderbergh.
Having picked up the streaming and linear TV rights to the film directed by Kristin Hanggi and from a screenplay by Corman, Warner Bros Discovery will debut Accidentally Brave on Max from Feb. 1 before it lands on HBO on Feb. 6.
Based on Corman’s off-Broadway one-woman show, Accidentally Brave portrays an actress’s life when her familiar world with three children and two decades of marriage falls part after her TV director/husband’s dangerously hidden secret around child pornography is exposed.
Amid overwhelming emotional turmoil, Corman’s story of perseverance unfolds with honesty and unexpected humor as she attempts to rebuild her marriage and family, while embracing the uncertainty of recovery.
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“I truly meant for this piece to be something that heals and helps and provides some kind of service. It comes from a place of deep pain and unimaginable loneliness, and a burning desire to shine a light on the secrets that keep us sick, to tell the stories that are scary to tell, and to remind one another of the grace that can sneak in when one’s heart is cracked open,” Corman said in a statement.
Accidentally Brave has the backing of Oscar-winning director Soderbergh through Extension 765, with Daryl Roth, Ken Meyer and Joseph Malloch also executive producing.
Soderbergh said in his own statement: “I was completely stunned by the original production and felt it should be memorialized so more people could experience this unforgettable story. My amazing producorial contribution was to retain the team that created it so nothing would be altered or diluted. In fact, I’d argue it’s even more intimate and emotional as a film.”
