In one of the more bizarre TV show concepts, the hit song ‘Hey There Delilah’ is being transmuted for the small screen.
Performed by The Plain White T’s and released back in 2006, this lyrical long-distance love story is being described as a “contemporary fairytale” according to THR.
Tom Higgenson, the band’s lead singer shared: “It’s been more than a decade since ‘Hey There Delila’ was released, and people always ask me about it. A whole lot of people really connected with that song, and I’m very proud of that.
“I’m so excited to have an opportunity to give a new generation the chance to form their own connection with the song, and fall in love with its story through this new project.”
Lively McCabe Entertainment and Primary Wave, along with the Grammy-nominated band, are joining together on this project. It’s being described as a “romantic dramedy”.
Michael Barra (of Lively McCabe) came up with the adaptation concept in collaboration with Higgenson, as the former explains: “‘Hey There Delilah’ is a perfect example of an iconic story song that has introduced characters and a premise to a massive multi-generational audience, and is begging to be expanded into a full-length story for contemporary television audiences.
“Lively McCabe is thrilled to be working with Tom, Deb [Klein] and Jeremy [Desmon] to bring it to life on the screen.”
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