
Jamie Broadnax is the creator of the online publication and…
The Baby-Sitters Club, based on the book of the same name about the ideals of entrepreneurialism and female friendship comes to the small screen on Netflix.
Today it was announced Alicia Silverstone (Clueless) and Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) have been cast in the upcoming live-action series. In the series adaptation, Silverstone will play Elizabeth Thomas-Brewer, the mother of Kristy Thomas and love interest of Watson Brewer, played by Feuerstein.
Based on Ann M. Martin’s best-selling book series, The Baby-Sitters Club is a contemporary original series that will follow the friendship and babysitting adventures of five best friends -Kristy Thomas, Mary Anne Spier, Claudia Kishi, Stacey McGill, and Dawn Schafer – in Stoneybrook, Connecticut.
The first season of the series will run as a 10-episode order.
Production has begun on the single-camera family show in Vancouver and no other casting announcements have been made as of yet. This includes tertiary characters like Jessi Ramsey.
Jamie Broadnax is the creator of the online publication and multimedia space for Black women called Black Girl Nerds. Jamie has appeared on MSNBC's The Melissa Harris-Perry Show and The Grio's Top 100. Her Twitter personality has been recognized by Shonda Rhimes as one of her favorites to follow. She is a member of the Critics Choice Association and executive producer of the Black Girl Nerds Podcast.