The book, which was published today, was written by Zach McDermott, a Brooklyn public defender who has struggled with bipolar disorder.
Channing Tatum and Big Beach have teamed up to develop a TV series based on the memoir about bipolar disorder, “Gorilla and the Bird: A Memoir of Madness and a Mother’s Love,” according to Deadline.
Tatum, Reid Carolin, Peter Kiernan and Andrew Schneider will executive produce for Free Association, with Marc Turgletaub, Peter Saraf and Robin Schwartz executive producing for Big Beach.
Bipolar disorder affects affects nearly 6 million Americans.