Exciting news for Linda Niccol whose film Poppy has been picked up by Showtime for streaming in the US on the Showtime and Paramount+Showtime platforms in addition to scheduled screenings on premium television network Showtime TV. Linda wrote and directed the film while Alex Cole-Baker and Robin Laing produced it.
Poppy is about a young woman with Down syndrome (Libby Hunsdale) who refuses to be defined by disability and takes control of her own life. When her dream of becoming an auto mechanic is stalled by her overprotective brother, she teams up with a friend who needs his car fixed and to prove to everyone that she's unstoppable.