Studiocanal to Adapt The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks for TV

Studiocanal is developing a television adaptation of Kate Kirby’s best-selling children’s book series The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks, deadline.com reported on October 6, 2026. The novels, which have sold 3 million copies across 205 countries, follow an 11-and-three-quarter-year-old girl managing the chaos of adolescence with the help of a diary and self-improvement plans.

Josie Long and Holly Phillips Adapt Books for Television

Comic Josie Long, known for Skins, and Holly Phillips, who wrote for The Athena, are adapting the books for television. Studiocanal is producing the series alongside Video Nasty producer Deadpan Pictures, headliner.nl reported. The project utilizes Studiocanal’s vertically integrated structure, with its in-house book-to-screen label negotiating the deal and its kids and family division managing worldwide merchandising and licensing. Chloe Seager at the Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency represented author Katie Kirby, while Hannah Ladds negotiated the deal with Studiocanal.

Lottie Brooks Books Resemble Bridget Jones and Adrian Mole

Deadpan Pictures has dubbed the Lottie Brooks books the pre-teen Bridget Jones according to deadline.com. The novels share thematic similarities with Sue Townsend’s 1980s Adrian Mole series, which is concurrently being revived by the BBC. Studiocanal’s adaptation of Kirby’s books runs alongside other kids’ space projects, including Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking, which the studio is developing with Heyday.

Executive Perspective on Adolescent Comedy

Studiocanal Worldwide Television MD M-K Kennedy emphasized the universal appeal of the source material in an official statement cited by headliner.nl.

From first crushes and friendship dramas to the never-ending awkward parade that is growing up, Lottie Brooks turns the chaos of adolescence into pure comedy gold. Katie Kirby has created an unforgettable character whose humour, vulnerability, and optimism have captured the hearts of readers around the world. We are thrilled to bring Lottie and her family to television with the exceptional talents of Josie Long and Holly Phillips deftly weaving spit-take laughs, mortifying embarrassments and touching moments of levity into every episode. Lottie is a wonderful example of our commitment to developing family friendly franchises from beloved literary properties.

M-K Kennedy

The production aims to translate the nine existing novels into a family franchise backed by the studio’s global distribution network.