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2001
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2003
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The Lords’ Day
Based on The Lords’ Day
EXCLUSIVE: Chanel Cresswell, star of This is England and The Gentlemen, has boarded Netflix’s upcoming series The Lords’ Day. The BAFTA-winning star will play an as-yet-unrevealed role in the high-stakes political thriller starring Damson Idris in the lead role. Cresswell plays Freddy’s wife Tammy in fellow Netflix UK series The Gentlemen and has a wealth […]
The Dallergut Dream Department Store
Based on The Dallergut Dream Department Store
Disney Live Action is developing a feature adaptation of The Dallergut Dream Department Store, the fantasy bestseller from Korean author Miye Lee, with Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls) aboard to adapt the screenplay. The first installment in a trilogy, The Dallergut Dream Department Store follows Penny, who has just landed her dream job — selling dreams to customers […]
Stuck Up & Stupid
Based on Stuck Up & Stupid
EXCLUSIVE: Australia’s Stan is remaking iconic rural series McLeod’s Daughters and has greenlit shows starring Rachel Griffiths, Angourie Rice and Anna Friel. The revival of Nine Network’s McLeod’s Daughters comes 25 years after the original, an early 2000s drama about sisters who take over a cattle ranch in South Australia. A lot has happened since […]
Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Based on Trust Me, I'm a Doctor
Nearly 20 years after her death, an upcoming movie about Anna Nicole Smith’s doctor is making waves with her family. Larry Birkhead, the father of the late pop culture icon’s daughter Dannielynn, stressed that they “absolutely object” to Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, which premieres Oct. 16, based on Dr. Sandeep Kapoor’s 2017 book of […]
Her Hidden Fire
Based on Her Hidden Fire
EXCLUSIVE: Irish production company Great Island has optioned Clíodhna O’Sullivan’s bestselling romantasy novel Her Hidden Fire for a young adult series adaptation. The eight-part series will follow Éadha, a servant who has learned to survive by remaining unseen in a stratified world where magic is fuelled by enslaved ‘Fodder.’ Éadha hides her own power that she generates from within, but when […]
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn
Based on The Titanic Story of Evelyn
EXCLUSIVE: Australian bestseller The Titanic Story of Evelyn is charting a course to TV. The Set Up, the newly minted television banner from Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky and Alison Hurbert-Burns, is collaborating with Australian journalist, writer and author Lisa Wilkinson for the TV adaptation of her bestselling non-fiction book. Published in April 2026, The Titanic […]
The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Based on The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks
Dubbed the “pre-teen Bridget Jones,” Kate Kirby’s The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks is being given the TV adaptation treatment by Studiocanal. The best-selling novels follow the chaotic and relatable Brooks family as their eldest, Lottie, 11 and ¾, tries to survive the awkwardness of growing up. Lottie truly believes that armed with her […]
Bachelorette Weekend
Based on Bachelorette Weekend
EXCLUSIVE: Kylie Jenner is set to headline and executive produce Bachelorette Weekend (working title), a thriller drama that is finalizing a deal for a straight-to-series order at Hulu, Deadline has learned. This marks the first major role for Jenner, who is following the career trajectory of older sister Kim Kardashian, a social media and reality […]
A Murder to Remember
Based on A Murder to Remember
EXCLUSIVE: Amazon MGM Studios is developing A Murder to Remember, a feature adaptation of Brynn Kelly’s Audible Original from Grey Gardens helmer Michael Sucsy. A Murder is described as a razor-sharp romantic thriller that follows a Jane Austen-obsessed American art expert and a broke but charming British lord who awaken after a blackout-drunk night at […]
The Bride’s Chamber
Based on The Bride’s Chamber
EXCLUSIVE: Two of Britain’s top actors will pair up in the latest BBC Christmas ghost story special, The Bride’s Chamber. Martin Freeman (The Hobbit, Sherlock) and Jim Broadbent (The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Bridget Jones) will star in the Dickensian story, alongside Adrian Scarborough (The Chelsea Detective, Gavin & Stacey), Joe Armstrong (Happy Valley, […]
When the Black-Eyed Children Knock
Based on When the Black-Eyed Children Knock
EXCLUSIVE: A newly-established microdrama business geared towards horror is adapting genre classic Night of the Living Dead ahead of its full launch. L.A.-based Room418 is positioning itself as a studio and platform that puts “vertical-first originals at the center of a dedicated destination for horror fans, alongside curated programming in vertical, horizontal and mixed formats.” […]
Twist
Based on Twist
EXCLUSIVE: His & Hers became one of Netflix’s most-watched series ever after launching earlier this year. The team behind the Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson-led thriller have once again teamed with Fifth Season to adapt the next book from His & Hers author Alice Feeney. William Oldroyd will return to write and direct a series […]
Every House Is Haunted
Based on The House on Ashley Avenue
EXCLUSIVE: After acquiring Jason Pagan and Andrew Deutschman’s genre script Every House Is Haunted, based on the Ian Rogers short story “The House on Ashley Avenue,” in 2021, Netflix has sold the project to 20th Century Studios. Adam Schindler and Brian Netto, the filmmaking duo behind the 2024 Netflix thriller Don’t Move, starring Kelsey Asbille […]
The Night They Vanished
Based on The Night They Vanished
EXCLUSIVE: It’s a Sin star Callum Scott Howells and Gabrielle Creevy (Black Doves) are leading an adaptation of Vanessa Savage’s romantic thriller The Night They Vanished for BBC Studios and Channel 4. Cameras have rolled in Wales on the six-part series that tells the story of Anna (Creevy), whose world is blown apart when she […]
Clone Saga
Based on Clone Saga
EXCLUSIVE: Will the real Ben Reilly please stand up? Prime Video is closing in on an order for a new series set in Sony Pictures’ Universe of Marvel Characters based on the popular Clone Saga storyline from the Marvel Comics, more specifically the second Clone Saga story arc that focuses on two Spider-Man clones, Ben […]
The Two-Body Problem
Based on The Two-Body Problem
There is more Olive Smith and Adam Carlsen in our future, Ali Hazelwood, author of bestseller The Love Hypothesis, announced Tuesday that she is releasing a book sequel, titled The Two-Body Problem, in February. Additionally, MRC is developing a film for Amazon MGM Studios, based on the sequel, she revealed. “I wrote a sequel to […]
The Crying Boy
Based on The Crying Boy
EXCLUSIVE: As Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil prepares to cross $200M at the worldwide box office, the film’s producer Carter Swan has a new project to announce — a film adaptation of the Keenspot comic book series The Crying Boy by Niall O’Rourke & Rob Moran. Published in 2024, The Crying Boy follows a grieving widow […]
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