HBO is developing The Dolls, a limited series with Laura Dern (Big Little Lies) and Issa Rae (Insecure) attached to star and executive produce the project per Deadline.
Laura Kittrell (Insecure) and Amy Aniobi (Insecure, Trial & Error) will co-write the project which is inspired by true events. The Dolls recounts the aftermath of Christmas Eve riots within two small Arkansas towns in 1983. Riots which erupted over Cabbage Patch Dolls. The limited series will explore class, race, privilege and what it takes to be a "good mother."
The Cabbage Patch riots were a series of fights at retail stores that erupted following the breakout demand for the doll brand that was one of the most coveted pop culture items of the '80s. (The toy line remains in production today.)
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