Emma Roberts Exits Netflix's SPINNING OUT

Emma Roberts has exited the Netflix series, "Spinning Out," according to Variety.

Roberts departed the series due to a scheduling conflict. Netflix still plans to continue with the show and will begin searching for a new lead.

Netflix has ordered 10 episodes of Spinning Out, a new edgy drama series from creator Samantha Stratton. Roberts would've starred as Kat Baker, an up-and-coming, high-level single skater who's about to turn in her skates after a disastrous fall took her off the competition track. When Kat seizes an opportunity to continue her career as a pair skater with a talented bad-boy partner, she risks exposing a fiercely kept secret that could unravel her entire life. On and off the ice, Kat and her new partner will face daunting odds, injury to body and soul, financial sacrifice, and even potential mental breakdown on their way to realizing their Olympic dream.

Samantha Stratton (Mr. Mercedes) and Lara Olsen (90210) are co-showrunners and executive producers on the series. Tory Tunnell (Safehouse) and Joby Harold (Safehouse) will also executive produce.

Stratton, a former competitive figure skater, most recently wrote on MR. MERCEDESbased on the Stephen King books for Direct TV. Previously, she staffed on The Arrangement, Search Party, Agent X, State of Affairs, and Star-Crossed.

Most recently, veteran showrunner Olsen acted as EP for Emmy-winning Free Rein on Netflix and as Co-EP on the action-adventure series Blood and Treasure, set to premiere in Summer 2019. She has also written for Reba and Private Practice and Reign.

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