Netflix Acquired Emily Henry Novels for More Rom-Com Films

Netflix acquired Emily Henry’s “Funny Story” and “Happy Place” for romantic-comedy film adaptations, expanding its slate a day before “People We Meet on Vacation” premiered on the streamer.Henry will write both screenplays and said Netflix’s team has been “passionate about, dedicated to, and supportive of” the earlier adaptation, after “Happy Place” shifted from a planned television series to a feature film.The new deals add to film adaptations of Henry’s “Beach Read” and “Book Lovers,” with Yulin Kuang set to direct “Beach Read” and Sarah Heyward attached to write “Book Lovers.”