Bruna Papandrea is bringing yet one more page-turner to the display. With credit like “Gone Lady,” “Wild,” “Large Little Lies,” and “9 Excellent Strangers” beneath her belt, it’s no shock that the producer is concerned in bringing a brand new woman-penned novel to TV, Erin Younger’s “The Fields.” Papandrea’s Made Up Tales, Jennifer Todd Photos, and Endeavor Content material acquired rights to the not too long ago revealed crime thriller, per Deadline.
Kate Brooke (“A Discovery of Witches”) is penning the difference and can function showrunner. “‘The Fields’ begins with a physique – a younger lady discovered lifeless in an Iowa cornfield, on one of many few household farms nonetheless managing to compete with the giants of Large Agriculture. When Sergeant Riley Fisher, newly promoted to go of investigations for the Black Hawk County Sheriff’s Workplace, arrives on the scene, an already horrific crime turns into private when she discovers the sufferer was a childhood pal, linked to a darkish previous she thought she’d left behind. The investigation grows sophisticated as extra victims are discovered. Drawn deeper in, Riley quickly discovers implications far past her Midwest city,” the guide’s synopsis teases.
A sequel for the novel is already on the way in which.
“From the second we learn ‘The Fields,’ we had been hooked,” stated Papandrea and Todd. “Erin has the unbelievable capability to weave ripped-from-the-headlines themes like Large Agriculture and political corruption with a heart-pounding, unpredictable homicide thriller – and all with out sacrificing an exceptionally grounded world. That’s exactly why we had been all thrilled when Kate Brooke, who masterfully crafts wealthy characters we wish to root for, signed on to adapt. We couldn’t be extra excited to be working with this powerhouse crew in bringing Erin’s chilling guide to display.”
Papandrea’s upcoming slate consists of movie diversifications of “The Factor About Jellyfish” and “Luckiest Lady Alive.” The previous, based mostly on the kids’s novel by Ali Benjamin, is being helmed by Wanuri Kahiu (“Rafiki”) and stars “Stranger Issues” breakout Millie Bobbie Brown as a teen investigating her greatest pal’s drowning. The latter relies on Jessica Knoll’s thriller of the identical title a couple of lady whose previous trauma comes again to hang-out her. Mila Kunis leads the Netflix pic.
Brooke counts “Bancroft” and “Mr Selfridge” amongst her different credit.
Erin Younger is the pseudonym of Robyn Younger, whose different books embody “The Brethren Trilogy,” “Rebellion Trilogy,” and “New World Rising.” She has offered over two million books worldwide.
Supply: Women And Hollywood