Josh Heuston to Star in Amazon MGM's ‘Throttled' Adaptation of Lauren Asher's Bestselling ‘Dirty Air' Series

Asher's sports romance story follows a young woman joining her brother on the racing circuit and falling into 'a forbidden, high-stakes romance with her brother's ruthless teammate and fiercest racing rival.' sports romance series, was published in 2020. It follows a young woman joining her brother on the racing circuit and falling into 'a forbidden, high-stakes romance with her brother's ruthless teammate and fiercest racing rival,' played by) is set to direct. Max Handelman and Elizabeth Banks of Brownstone Productions are producing along with Ethea Entertainment's Jennifer Gibgot and Andrew Panay. Garrett Grant is also producing, with Alison Small of Brownstone Productions and Asher executive producing. Studios has landed worldwide distribution rights for the film, which will be available in more than 240 countries and territories on Prime Video. , I didn't imagine that my first book would be adapted for the screen, so it still feels like a dream. One that was made possible because of the readers who supported theseries and the team who wants to bring it to life. I'm very grateful to both for making this a reality,' Asher said tomarks another project in the upcoming slate for Elizabeth Banks and Max Handelman's Brownstone Productions, which has a first-look film deal at Universal across both film and TV. Other projects in their current film slate include. Meanwhile, their upcoming television slate includes an Apple TV comedy series starring Banks, Ted Danson, Katey Sagal and Rob Delaney, as well as limited series for Prime Video and Warner Bros. Televisionbestselling author with more than 5 million books sold worldwide. She is repped by Kimberly Brower at Park, Fine & Brower Literary Management and Marisa Kapust at Toczek Suddleson Law Group. Javier Bardem Feels a 'Responsibility' to Speak Out on Political Issues: 'I Have You Guys Listening to Me'The Hollywood Reporter is a part of PMX Global, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation. © 2026 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. All rights reserved.