In February 2015, it was announced that Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble would develop a television series based on the novel at Showtime.[8] Two years later, it was announced that the series was purchased by Lifetime and put on fast-track development.[9] You premiered on September 9, 2018.[10] On July 26, 2018, ahead of the series premiere, Lifetime announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[11][12] On December 3, 2018, it was confirmed that Lifetime had passed on a second season of the series, and that Netflix had picked it up.[13]