Showtime to Adapt 'Sunshine Cleaning'

Showtime is planning to adapt the indie film 'Sunshine Cleaning' into a series.

According to Variety, the story will be reworked in-house by Megan Holley, who also wrote the original screenplay.

The big screen version of 'Sunshine Cleaning' opened in March, and starred Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as sisters who launch an unlicensed crime scene cleanup service. The film, based on a 2001 news report from Seattle, received moderate praise from critics, and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.Showtime is planning to adapt the indie film 'Sunshine Cleaning' into a series.

According to Variety, the story will be reworked in-house by Megan Holley, who also wrote the original screenplay.

The big screen version of 'Sunshine Cleaning' opened in March, and starred Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as sisters who launch an unlicensed crime scene cleanup service. The film, based on a 2001 news report from Seattle, received moderate praise from critics, and was nominated for a Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.

As the article points out, in his review of the movie, critic Robert Wilonsky said that it had "the markings of a great Showtime series." We guess the network agreed. (It's too bad the people at Starz didn't pick up on this sooner, as the net will begin broadcasting the film next month.)

No word yet on who will star in the series -- but we're happy to take your suggestions.

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