Adults, Emma Jane Unsworth’s follow-up novel to Animals, is set to be adapted for television after Playground and wiip partnered to option the screen rights. The Howards End and Wolf Hall producer,…
studio, run by Paul Lee, are to adapt the series with Unsworth, Callender, Lee and Nne Ebong exec producing.
Unsworth will adapt her own book, which was published in the UK via Harper Collins in January and will be released in the U.S. in May via Simon and Schuster.with Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat starring, directed by Sophie Hyde and produced by Sarah Brocklehurst. The feature film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival.A.J. Baime's Harry S.
Unsworth said she is looking to create something “bold” and “different”. “I think the mid-thirties are a very specific time for women. I personally had a huge identity crisis. Adults is about a woman who needs to fall back in love with her life. She needs to fall back in love with her mother, her friends, her body, and her – disappointing, failed, awful, messy – self. That’s the beating heart of the story.
Callender said Unsworth was “one of the most exciting young voices in contemporary literature”. “Her wit, authentic storytelling and unique perspective are exceptional, and we look forward to working closely with her to bring her insightful and timely novel to the screen,” he added.
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