Warner Bros. Taps Young Scribes for Facebook-Inspired Drama (Exclusive)

For proof that in Hollywood, youth isking, consider writing partnersIsaac Aptaker, 24, andElizabeth Berger, 26. The duo broke into the biz three years ago with the Facebook-inspired romantic comedy specLauren Pemberton Is No Longer in a Relationship. They quickly won over execs with their fresh insight into the finicky youth demo, scoring jobs on NBC's short-livedFriends With Benefitsthat made them the youngest staff writers on network TV. That gig led to writing jobs on MTV's upcoming seriesI Just Want My Pants Back. Now the scribes (Verve,Management 360,Industry) are returning to their Facebook roots, adaptingThe Future of Us, a social media-centered drama being made by Warner Bros. and Di Novi Pictures. The story of a young woman who logs onto the Internet in 1996 and discovers her Facebook profile from 15 years in the future resonated with Aptaker and Berger, whose father was a head writer onSesame Street. Says Aptaker, "There's an authenticity and an immediacy that comes from writing about people our ages and the time of life that we're in." Related Topics Facebook