Showtime Adapting Patti Smith Book ‘Just Kids’ Into Miniseries

Patti Smith’s award-winning memoir about her life with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe Just Kids is being made into a series by Showtime. Smith and Academy Award nominee John Logan will co-produce and co-write the miniseries.

“A limited series on Showtime will allow us to explore the characters more deeply, enabling us to develop stories beyond the book and allow a measure of unorthodox presentation,” said Smith. “The medium of a television limited series offers narrative freedom and a chance to expand upon the themes of the book.”

“Just Kids is one of my favorite memoirs of all time,” said David Nevins, President of Showtime Networks Inc. “Not only is it a fascinating portrait of artists coming of age, but it’s also an inspiring story of friendship, love and endurance. I’m so thrilled that Patti Smith will bring her unique voice to writing the scripts along with the gifted John Logan, who has been doing such a phenomenal job with ‘Penny Dreadful’ for us.

Smith recently announced a new memoir, entitled M Train, which will be out on October 6. The follow-up to her National Book Award-winning 2010 memoir Just Kids, M Train further examines the artist’s life through 18 “stations.”