Salma Hayek is developing an upcoming HBO Max series about talking boobs, based on the soon to be released Leslie Lehr memoir A Boob’s Life: How America’s Obsession Shaped Me… and You.
The half-hour comedy will tell the story of a woman named Leslie whose breasts start speaking to her ahead of her 40th birthday. Talk about a midlife crisis. Hayek will executive produce alongside Jose Tamez and Siobhan Flynn under their Ventanarosa Productions banner, with Cynthia Mort (known for her work on Roseanne and Will and Grace) serving as writer and showrunner.
In a statement to Deadline, Hayek expressed thanks that “HBO Max was insightful and bold enough to develop this show with us.” The actress and producer explains that “in A Boob’s Life, we use breasts as a metaphor for the constant judgement women are submitted to, creating a collective sensation that no matter what we do we are never enough. In this show, we give the breast a voice that takes us through the life of a woman from a unique perspective that often we don’t dare to see.”
No news yet on who might be playing Leslie, or who might voice the boobs. Does each boob get her own voice? It feels like they should.
