“My Wife & I Bought a Ranch” was the first series Matt Query ever posted to r/nosleep, though he’s been a forum reader for a decade. Verve repped the Querys, Kliewer, and Ground Control in the negotiations. Matt Query also landed a publishing deal to turn the story into a novel. Less than a week later, the package was the subject of a bidding war Netflix bought it in a seven-figure deal. He first read attorney Matt Query’s r/nosleep series “My Wife & I Bought a Ranch” in July, at the suggestion of Query’s screenwriter brother and Glassgold collaborator Harrison Query. Kliewer is the second r/nosleep discovery this year that Glassgold (“Prospect”) helped turn into a Netflix project.
“What these platforms allow for is entry without asking for permission.” It also requires - whether it’s representation and connections or otherwise - steps to even get to those doorsteps,” Glassgold said. “There’s a finite number of publishers out there, there’s a finite number of film studios and TV studios out there. It’s the same phenomenon that led a viral Twitter thread to be adapted into “ Zola.” Their success is fueled by executives’ appetite for unicorn IP: material that is proven - in this case, through Reddit upvotes and Kliewer’s strong following on the subreddit - but still feels fresh. Kliewer is part of a growing group of writers who find their big breaks through online mediums that largely circumvent traditional industry gatekeepers. Sundance Sets Tone for Increasingly Crowded Best Documentary Feature Race Ryan Murphy Criticizes Netflix for Removing 'Dahmer' LGBTQ Tag: Not All Gay Stories Should Be 'Happy'Ī Gentler 'My Father's Dragon' Doesn't Mean Cartoon Saloon Is Going Soft The subreddit r/nosleep didn’t just give Kliewer his break it laid the foundation for the career of his dreams. Kliewer said he also made a two book, high-six-figure deal with a major publishing company he’s not saying which one, since it’s yet to be announced.
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