HBO Max placed a serial order for “Subject to Change”, a new drama created by JJ Abrams. Jennifer Yale is set to serve as a showrunner on the Warner Bros. project. Abrams Television and Bad Robot.
The series follows a desperate college student who signed up for a clinical trial that is the starting point for an adventure that breaks reality.
“It has been amazing and fun to weave this somewhat insane story with Jenn, and I am grateful to her and everyone at HBO Max for the opportunity to bring this story to life,” said Abrams.
“Subject to Change” is the second program created by Abrams to land a serial order for a WarnerMedia platform since Abrams signed a major general agreement with the company in 2019. “Demimonde”, another Abrams original, is already in the works on HBO itself.
“We can’t wait to bring this complex and revealing thriller to HBO Max. It will take viewers on an unexpected journey, showing the creative brilliance of JJ, Jennifer and the Bad Robot team,” said HBO Max head of content, Sarah Aubrey.
Yale wrote “Da Vinci’s Demons” by Starz, “Underground” by WGN, “Legion” by FX, “Outlander” by Starz and “Chambers” by Netflix. Most recently, she served as screenwriter and executive producer for Apple’s “See”. She is represented by CAA, Brillstein Entertainment Partners and Hansen Jacobson Teller et al. She and Abrams are executive producers of “Subject to Change” alongside Ben Stephenson of Bad Robot. Rachel Rusch Rich of Bad Robot is an executive co-producer.
“I felt so privileged to work with JJ and Bad Robot in expanding JJ’s exciting story to create a twisting and thought-provoking thriller where almost anything is possible and everything is still planned,” said Yale. “Now, the partnership with HBO Max to make it a reality is a dream.”