Jesse Eisenberg’s A24 series is heading to buyers, with Peter Rice attached

Jesse Eisenberg is preparing a television series for A24 that is expected to go to buyers in the coming weeks, Deadline reported on October 18. Peter Rice is attached as an executive producer, bringing the former studio executive into Eisenberg’s move toward television.

Eisenberg told The Hollywood Reporter at the London Film Festival that the series follows an 18-year-old girl in fall 2002 and is about the beginning of the culture wars, according to Deadline. That premise gives a clearer picture of the project than its still-untitled status does.

What Jesse Eisenberg’s A24 series is about

Eisenberg has written the series and is set to direct and executive produce it, Deadline reported. Those roles would put him behind the camera as well as at the centre of the writing, following his work as writer-director on the A24 film The Debut, which stars Julianne Moore.

At a separate Screen Talk event on October 18, Eisenberg said he had written six episodes of a television show a few years earlier, The Hollywood Reporter reported. ‘It’ll be a series,’ he said. The Hollywood Reporter’s account did not identify that show as the A24 project, leaving the connection between those remarks and Deadline’s report unclear.

Peter Rice’s role and the planned sale

Rice is executive producing under his deal with A24, according to Deadline. The outlet reported that he had just been named Netflix’s chief content officer and was not expected to remain closely involved in the series, although he would likely retain an executive producer credit. His new job does not establish where the show will end up.

A24 is expected to take the series to potential buyers in the coming weeks, Deadline reported. That is the next reported step for the project; no buyer or distribution agreement has been announced. The outlet described Netflix as a likely contender, without reporting a deal.

Eisenberg and A24 already have The Debut on their slate. A24 lists the Julianne Moore film as written and directed by Eisenberg, with a theatrical release scheduled for December 11, 2026. The television project would extend that working relationship into another format while its destination remains open.