| Title: | The Au Pair |
| Logline: | Once-acclaimed author Steven Hammer faces a crumbling career and marriage. His only source of solace is his family’s Norwegian au pair, Astrid. Not only does Astrid care for Steven and his wife’s children, but she also adores his unsung work. As their relationship grows into a secret infatuation, scandal ensues, making them both infamous. Amid a headline-grabbing trial, Steven must navigate the fallout for him and his family, confront his deeper insecurities and answer a darker question: “Is Astrid an innocent young woman caught up in a case beyond her control, or a calculating femme fatale? And how far will he go, driven by desperation and obsession, for her professed love?” |
| Writer(s): | Teddy Wayne |
| Genre(s): | Psychological, Thriller |
| Agency: | Will Watkins | CAA Jim Rutman | Sterling Lord Literistic |
| Management: | Andrew Murphy, Michael Wilson | Kaplan/Perrone |
| Attorney: | Adam Cooper | Jackoway Austen Tyerman Wertheimer Mandelbaum Morris Bernstein Trattner Auerbach Hynick Jaime LeVine Sample & Klein |
| Companies: | Fifth Season, Makeready |
| Additional: | To be adapted from his optioned novel which will be published by HarperCollins Publishers in June 2026. |
