It has just been announced that eOne is adaptingChris Bohjalian‘s upcoming novelThe Lionessinto a television series. Sherry March is producing through her Marsh Entertainment banner. The book is not yet released but will be available to purchase on May 10. The novel is being published by Doubleday, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
The historical fiction novel tells the story of an A-list actress named Katie Barstow and her husband David Hill, who bring their Hollywood friends along with them for their honeymoon to the Serengeti in Tanzania. The glamourous vacation soon takes a dark turn when the group of Hollywood elites gets involved in a kidnapping gone wrong. The group finds their guides on the brink of death and themselves at the mercy of Russian mercenaries who lead them to abandon huts where it seems they will be kept hostage. Katie Barstow and her friends will have to fight for survival in a tale that is set around the backdrop of historical change.
Bohjalian is known for writing the novelThe Flight Attendant, which has been adapted into an HBO series. The series, which starsThe Big Bang Theory’sKaley Cuoco, is currently airing its second season, which is receiving positive reviews from critics. Bohjalian has written over 20 books including 1997’sMidwives, 2012’sThe Sandcastle Girls, and 2016’sThe Guest Room. Bohjalian’s novelsMidwives,Past the Bleachers, andSecrets of Edenhave all been made into films, makingThe LionessBohjalian’s fifth novel to be adapted to the screen.
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Marsh is a successful television producer who has worked on the showsPose,Vikings, andVikings: Valhalla. Marsh is currently attached to executive produce an upcoming television adaptation of the historical novelThe Winter KingbyBernard Cornwellas well as writer and directorSian Heder’s film adaptation ofSarah Lotz’s bookThe Impossible Us,which will simply be titledImpossible. eOne is a successful entertainment company that has distributed the filmsInsidious: Chapter 2, Insidious: Chapter 3, Wild Rose, Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Queen & Slim, Love and Monsters, andClifford the Big Red Dog.eOne is also behind the showsDesignated Survivor,Fear the Walking Dead, Naked and Afraid, andGrey’s Anatomystarting with Season 15. Upcoming projects from eOne include the filmsOrphan: First Kill, The Woman King,Insidious: The Dark Realm, Transformers: Rise of the Beasts,andDungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.
Not much else is currently known about the upcoming television adaptation ofThe Lioness, but stay tuned for more details.
