‘Bannerman’: Netflix and AMC Greenlight Spy Drama
Netflix and AMC Studios are joining forces on Bannerman, a new drama series based on John R. Maxim’s five-book spy novel series. The story centers on Paul…
The BBC has acquired the UK rights to Kabul, a six-part drama inspired by the events surrounding the evacuation of Afghanistan in August 2021. The series will premiere on BBC iPlayer on August 2, before making its linear debut on BBC Four on August 15. Set during the final days of the Western withdrawal, the…
Japanese broadcaster Wowow has officially announced a six-episode live-action adaptation of Riku Onda’s acclaimed mystery novel The Aosawa Murders (Eugenia), with Yukino Kishii set to lead the cast. The series is scheduled to debut on November 8, with new episodes airing weekly on Wowow. Penned by Naoko Adachi (What Did You Eat Yesterday?), the drama…
Hearst Networks has commissioned Bodies on the Bridge, a new two-part true crime documentary for its Crime+Investigation channel, set to premiere on September 7. The series revisits the shocking July 2024 case that began with the discovery of two suitcases containing human remains on Bristol‘s Clifton Suspension Bridge. It follows the investigation from the first…
Christopher Landon is set to write and direct Paramount Pictures’ adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s bestselling novel The Final Girl Support Group, a thriller that blends psychological horror with crime and mystery. The Final Girl Support Group centers on six women whose survival of unrelated mass murders turned them into real-life “final girls” and reluctant public…
Netflix has officially cast Morgan Spector as Robert Langdon in its upcoming adaptation of Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets, introducing a new face to the iconic Harvard symbologist previously portrayed by Tom Hanks on the big screen. Developed by Dan Brown and Lost co-creator Carlton Cuse, the series centers on another high-stakes mystery in…
