Hulu Nabs Its Leads For 'Looking For Alaska' In Charlie Plummer And Kristine Forseth

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By Darian Scalamoni

            John Green, the author behind the novels The Fault in Our Stars and Paper Towns is having another one of his titles adapted for the screen. This time though, it’s for streaming. According to Deadline, Kristine Froseth and Charlie Plummer will star in Hulu’s eight-episode limited series of Looking for Alaska, another one of Green’s most popular books.

            Looking for Alaska has been in development for years, originally as a feature film but Hulu acquired the rights and they decided to turn it into a miniseries. The book is told through the eyes of a teenager named, Miles “Pudge” Halter, as he enrolls in boarding school to gain a deeper view of life. It’s there that he falls in love with a girl named, Alaska Young, who soon after dies unexpectedly. Miles and his close friends try to seek out answers and uncover the truth behind her death and make sense of it.

            Plummer will play Miles, while Froseth is set to play Alaska. The novel is incredibly popular and though I’ve never read it, I’m interested in the story. I was a fan of The Fault in Our Stars adaptation, but I thought that worked so well because of the chemistry between the two leads, Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort. I believe that Plummer and Froseth have to have similar chemistry for this series to work.

            Froseth can be seen on Hulu’s competitor, Netflix in two feature films; Sierra Burgess is a Loser and Apostle, directed by The Raid director, Gareth Evans. Plummer starred in the films Lean on Pete and All the Money in the World, the latter playing John Paul Getty III. The series is expected to begin filming soon.