Netflix announced that they were investing in yet another major book-to-screen adaptation, this time making a home for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. First published in 2017,

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix’s adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s New York Times best-selling novel The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo has gained some momentum, as sources tell Deadline The Burial director Maggie Betts has come on to direct the film.

Netflix is set to bring Taylor Jenkins Reid's captivating novel, 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Lugo,' to life with Maggie Betts at the helm

Maggie Betts is taking over direction duties for Netflix's adaptation of Taylor Jenkins Reid’s New York Times best-selling novel The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, as per a report on Deadline. Leslye Headland was previously roped in to direct but is no longer attached to the project.