The Harry Potter author is teaming with the premium cable network and the BBC to adapt her best-seller The Casual Vacancy into a three-hour miniseries, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
The Casual Vacancy, Rowling's follow-up to the Harry Potter series, centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind its pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands and teachers at war with their students.
Rowling will executive produce the mini via her Bronte Film and Television production company that she runs with Neil Blair, her longtime literary agent and producing partner. Blair is also on board to exec produce alongside Paul Trijbits (Saving Mr. Banks, Dancing on the Edge) and Rick Senat. Sarah Phelps (EastEnders, BBC's Great Expectations) will pen the mini, which will be produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Hour). Jonny Campbell (Eric & Ernie) will direct.
Production will begin in the summer in South West England.
The series is a co-production with the BBC, who announced in 2012 that the novel for adults would be produced for television on BBC One.
The Casual Vacancy, Rowling's follow-up to the Harry Potter series, centers on Pagford, a seemingly idyllic English village with a cobbled market square and ancient abbey. Behind its pretty facade, however, is a town at war: rich at war with the poor, teenagers at war with their parents, wives at war with their husbands and teachers at war with their students.
Rowling will executive produce the mini via her Bronte Film and Television production company that she runs with Neil Blair, her longtime literary agent and producing partner. Blair is also on board to exec produce alongside Paul Trijbits (Saving Mr. Banks, Dancing on the Edge) and Rick Senat. Sarah Phelps (EastEnders, BBC's Great Expectations) will pen the mini, which will be produced by Ruth Kenley-Letts (The Hour). Jonny Campbell (Eric & Ernie) will direct.
Production will begin in the summer in South West England.
The series is a co-production with the BBC, who announced in 2012 that the novel for adults would be produced for television on BBC One.
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I really liked the book! Definitely looking forward to seeing what it's like on screen.
ReplyDeleteIsn't this kinda old news? The series has been in development for ages.
ReplyDeleteWe only knew that BBC was going to produce a show. HBO joining in is news, along with the fact that it'll be a mini-series.
ReplyDeleteThe miniseries part is also old news http://www.zap2it.com/blogs/jk_rowlings_the_casual_vacancy_to_become_a_bbc_miniseries-2012-12
ReplyDeleteMe too. Looking forward to this. Had no idea they were doing this!
ReplyDeleteAh, got it. LOL, it's been almost two years since we found out. No wonder I forgot. But the HBO part is definitely new, along with when production is beginning.
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, that part is new.
ReplyDeleteI have yet to read this book and The Cuckoo's Calling, which is also being adapted, I think.
I remember this news from ages ago, good to know it's finally happening!
ReplyDeleteI still need to read Cuckoo's Calling, but I have so many other books I want to read first.
ReplyDeleteI read the book but I won't watch the series.
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