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HBO has pecked picked up a limited series project based on The Birds for development.

Sarah Snook is attached to star in the drama, an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story and the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film based on the book. Tom Spezialy ( The Leftovers, Ash vs. Evil Dead ) is writing The Birds and executive producing with Snook and David Heyman (the Harry Potter franchise). The Birds is a co-production of Universal Global Television , which began shopping the series to potential buyers in the summer, and HBO.

The Birds also marks a return to HBO for Snook, who won an Emmy for her role as Shiv Roman on Succession . She was also an Emmy nominee this year for Peacock’s All Her Fault , which was produced by Universal Global TV predecessor Universal International Studios.

Just as Hitchcock’s movie was a loose adaptation of du Maurier’s story, the potential series is as well.…