Joey King (The Kissing Booth) will star in and exec produce Netflix's adaptation of Scott Westerfeld's bestselling dystopian fantasy novel Uglies, Deadline reported. Directed by McG (The Babysitter, Rim of the World), the project will be written by Krista Vernoff, who is showrunner and executive producer of ABC's long-running hit series Grey's Anatomy, its spinoff Station 19, and a new show, Rebel.
Producers are John Davis and Jordan Davis for Davis Entertainment Company, along with Robyn Mesinger for Anonymous Content, Dan Spilo for Industry Entertainment and McG and Mary Viola for their Wonderland banner.