‘Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group has optioned the rights to Ricardo Nuila’s upcoming book The Poor Unfortunates to develop for television. The book will … More
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Apple Wins Rights to Min Jin Lee’s ‘Pachinko’
‘In a competitive situation, Apple has landed the rights to Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel Pachinko to develop as an international drama series. Produced by … More
Universal Cable Producing Vonnegut’s ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ Series at Epix
‘Universal Cable Productions’ “Slaughterhouse-Five” series is now in development at Epix. Based on Kurt Vonnegut’s classic novel of the same name, … More
Liberty Films & Duncan Jones Developing Tony Kent’s Killer Intent for TV
‘Tony Kent’s debut thriller Killer Intent (Elliott & Thompson), currently a Zoe Ball bookclub pick, is to be developed for television by … More
LaToya Morgan Developing Hugh Howey’s ‘Wool’ for AMC TV Series
‘LaToya Morgan is developing a TV series at AMC based on Hugh Howey’s “Wool,” as revealed by Variety. Originally released … More
Syfy ‘Deadly Class’ Trailer
Deadly Class made its Comic-Con debut Saturday with a new trailer for the upcoming Syfy series based on Rick Remender and Wes Craig’s comic. Based on co-showrunners … More
Amazon Renews ‘The Man in the High Castle’ For a 4th Season
‘Amazon has renewed drama series “The Man in the High Castle” for a fourth season. Based on the novel by … More
Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles Land at Hulu
‘Two years after being put into development, Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles TV series has found a home at Hulu. In a competitive situation … More
Charlie Mattheu Developing TV Series Based on ‘1920: The Year of Six Presidents’
‘Charlie Matthau is developing a six-part television series on the 1920 presidential election. “I was struck at how similar the 1920 election was … More
‘Sweetbitter’ Renewed for Season 2
‘Starz has ordered a second season of half-hour drama Sweetbitter, based on Stephanie Danler’s best-selling 2016 book. Sweetbitter follows 22-year-old Tess (Ella Purnell) … More
Marsh and Federation Entertainment Developing Cristina Alger’s ‘The Banker’s Wife’ for TV
‘Pose and Vikings exec producer Sherry Marsh has teamed up with Federation Entertainment, the producer of Netflix’s Gérard Depardieu-fronted original Marseille, to develop a drama based on … More
EveryWhere Studios Options Liane Moriarty’s ‘Three Wishes’ for TV
‘EveryWhere Studios has optioned the rights to Liane Moriarty’s Three Wishes for a TV series adaptation written by playwright/TV writer Lila Feinberg (Younger). I … More
PBS and ITV Team-up to Bring Austen’s Unfinished ‘Sanditon’ to TV
‘PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV have teamed up to bring Jane Austen’s unfinished final novel Sanditon to television. The broadcasters have partnered on … More
This Week in Books to Screen Viewing
In Theatres Leave No Trace The follow-up to Debra Granik’s Winter’s Bone’s about a father and daughter living off the grid … More
BBC Acquires 51% Stake in Lookout Point Producers of ‘War and Peace and ‘Ripper Street’
‘The BBC’s production and distribution arm has acquired the 51% it did not already own in Lookout Point, the U.K.-based drama … More
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