Netflix is adapting kidlit classic Miss Nelson is Missing

Melissa McCarthy is set to star as the titular teacher (and menacing baddie Viola Swamp) in a new take produced by Reese Witherspoon.

By Sadhana Bharanidharan

September 23, 2025

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book adaptations, Hello Sunshine, Melissa McCarthy, Miss Nelson is Missing, Netflix, Reese Witherspoon

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