‘The Spiderwick Chronicles’: Disney+ Prepping Series Adaptation Of Fantasy Books

Gartocharn author Denzil Meyrick says it’s a dream come true to see his work being turned into a TV series.

The Modern Music Masters book series has launched its seventh title: Paul Weller - The Solo Years.

EXCLUSIVE: Former longtime Nickelodeon President Cyma Zarghami’s family and kids-focused MiMO Studio and Trustbridge Global Media are partnering to develop the The Infamous Frankie Lorde book series into a live-action movie.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Just as Disney Plus, HBO Max and Amazon Prime Video are revving up their fantasy, horror and sci-fi series slates for winter 2021-2022 debut dates, Netflix is touting the abundance of genre series headed to the streamer.Peter Friedlander, head of scripted series at Netflix (U.S.

Netflix has announced five new scripted series that it has commissioned out of the UK, all of which will shoot in the country in 2022.

EXCLUSIVE: MPI Original Films has acquired film and TV rights to William Forstchen’s bestselling John Matherson Trilogy, consisting of the books One Second After, One Year After and The Final Day, for series development with Michael J. Straczynski attached to write the pilot. MPI will co-produce with Vince Gerardis’ Startling Inc. (Game of Thrones).

House Of Cards creator and showrunner Beau Willimon and his Westward producing partner Jordan Tappis have teamed with Crazy Rich Asians’ co-financier SK Global to develop a television series based on Tom Wright and Bradley Hope’s novel Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World. Tony Award-winning M. Butterfly playwright David Henry Hwang is attached to write the adaptation and executive produce.

Rebecca Davis editor“House of Cards” creator and showrunner Beau Willimon and his Westward producing partner Jordan Tappis will work with “Crazy Rich Asians” co-financier SK Global to develop a TV series based on the blockbuster novel “Billion Dollar Whale: The Man Who Fooled Wall Street, Hollywood, and the World.”SK Global and Willimon’s independent film, TV and music studio Westward will independently finance and oversee all stages of development and production.David Henry Hwang — the

DMZ creator Roberto Patino is moving to Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: We’ll be seeing more of Javier in Fantasy Island. John Gabriel Rodriquez, who recurred as the character in Season 1, has been promoted to series regular for the upcoming second season of Fox’s contemporary version of the classic drama series.

EXCLUSIVE: An adaptation of Caitlin Rother’s true-crime book Death On Ocean Boulevard: The Coronado Mansion, is in the works for the small screen. Untitled Entertainment has acquired the film/tv rights to the book, and the project is currently in early development as a scripted limited series. Rother will serve as executive producer alongside Untitled Entertainment. A writer is not yet attached.

When it was announced a little less than a year ago that Sebastian Stan and Lily James were cast as the leads in a new series about Tommy Lee and Pam Anderson, people were shocked. But when the teaser image was released and it was clear both actors fit those roles perfectly, the excitement for “Pam & Tommy” grew.

EXCLUSIVE: Seoul- and Los Angeles-based Bound Entertainment (AppleTV+’s Dr. Brain), is teaming with YA author Marie Lu to develop a series adaptation of her dystopian fantasy novel, Legend.

Binge, an upcoming gaming entertainment streaming platform, continues to build its arsenal of launch content, adding a live-action series adaptation of Crytek’s Hunt Showdown to its original programming slate.

EXCLUSIVE: The HBO Max comedy series Minx has added 5 new recurring cast members and two guest stars.

Ellise Shafer administratorA series adaptation of beloved books “The Spiderwick Chronicles” is coming to Disney Plus, the streamer revealed on Friday as part of Disney Plus Day.The announcement was accompanied by the first artwork from the series.Based on the best-selling children’s books by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black, “The Spiderwick Chronicles” follows the Grace family — twin brothers Jared and Simon, sister Mallory and their mother Helen — as they move into their great-great uncle’s

Lena Dunham and Ruth Wilson are embarking on a new project together.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterParamount Plus has ordered the series adaptation of the true crime podcast “Happy Face.”The show was first announced as being in development at the streamer in September 2020, when it was still known as CBS All Access.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWith his intense gaze and buoyant personality, Damien Bonnard has emerged as a promising French talent since playing a conflicted rookie cop in Ladj Ly’s Cannes-prizewinning, Oscar-nominated “Les Miserables” in 2019.Although Joachim Lafosse’s “The Restless” is the only the third film which he has headlined — alongside Leila Bekhti — his face will look familiar to anyone who has been watching French movies for the last decade.