# Bri Lee’s Novel ‘The Work’ Set For TV Adaptation At Dollhouse Pictures

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bri-lees-novel-the-work-set-for-tv-adaptation-at-dollhouse-pictures/
- Published: 2026-11-04T16:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:15:09+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/dollhouse-pictures-the-work-bri-lee-tv-adaptation-1237212094/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- Bri Lee’s novel *The Work* is getting a TV adaptation.
- Hannah Lehmann is creating the series.
- Screen Australia is supporting development.

## Summary

Bri Lee’s bestselling novel *The Work* is being developed as a television series by Sydney-based Dollhouse Pictures. The story follows two young professionals in the contemporary art world whose relationship is tested by distance, ambition and the pressures of their industry.

The novel is set in New York, Brisbane and Sydney, and centres on Lally, a New York gallerist, and Patrick, a Sydney antiques appraiser. Hannah Lehmann is creating the series, with Lee and Jessica Carrera as executive producers; Screen Australia is supporting development. Dollhouse Pictures is led by Rose Byrne, Krew Boylan, Shannon Murphy and Carrera.

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