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Ryan O’Connell Says HBO Max ‘Anon Pls’ Adaptation Based on DeuxMoi Is “Over,” “It Didn’t Move Forward”
In a recent on-air exchange, screenwriter Ryan O’Connell said the planned HBO Max series adaptation of the DeuxMoi book Anon Pls did not advance and is effectively off the table.
Ryan O’Connell said the HBO Max series adaptation of DeuxMoi’s Anon Pls is no longer moving forward, indicating the project has ended in development. Speaking on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, O’Connell was asked whether he had met anyone behind DeuxMoi, the celebrity gossip account whose content inspired the book at the center of the adaptation.
O’Connell confirmed that the adaptation is over. “Oh, yes, but that’s over. It didn’t move forward,” he told host Andy Cohen, according to Deadline’s report on the appearance, adding to the public record that the show did not proceed to the next stages of production at HBO Max.
Deadline reported that the planned series was based on Anon Pls, which has drawn attention as a creative remix of DeuxMoi’s public-facing online culture. The reported development status change is notable because the project had been framed as an adaptation, meaning it was expected to translate the book’s premise into a scripted streaming format.
O’Connell’s comments come as streaming projects continue to face shifting priorities at platforms, including changes in slate planning and development pipelines. In this case, the key information conveyed by O’Connell is not speculation about a future reboot, but a direct statement that the adaptation “didn’t move forward.”
While O’Connell did not provide additional specifics in the Deadline account about when HBO Max stopped advancing the project or whether any alternate path for the material was discussed, the on-air exchange is a clear acknowledgement of a stalled-to-abandoned status for the series.
The report frames the statement as a confirmation of the project’s end rather than a general reflection. As a result, the practical next steps for stakeholders associated with the adaptation would be limited to any remaining rights, residual approvals, or reallocation of development costs already incurred by the production side, though no such figures or contractual details were included in the Deadline report.
For audiences, the update narrows expectations about a streaming series based on Anon Pls. For the creators and teams who would have been involved in bringing the adaptation to HBO Max, the reported outcome indicates that the planned scripted version will not be released on that platform as a series, barring any undisclosed later changes.
Why It Matters
- The statement clarifies that a previously discussed streaming adaptation will not reach HBO Max’s production pipeline as a series, affecting audience expectations tied to the property.
- The end of development highlights how streaming platforms can shift priorities, leaving projects that are already packaged at the development stage without a release timeline.
- For writers and production teams associated with the adaptation, the confirmation points to a need to move on from the specific HBO Max series plan rather than waiting for further platform action.
Key Facts
- Ryan O’Connell said on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live that the HBO Max series adaptation of DeuxMoi’s Anon Pls is “over.”
- O’Connell said the project “didn’t move forward” in his exchange with host Andy Cohen, according to Deadline.
- The planned adaptation was based on Anon Pls, which is tied to DeuxMoi’s celebrity-gossip branding and audience familiarity.
- Deadline reported the update as an on-air confirmation of the adaptation’s stalled development status at HBO Max.