Production will begin this fall in South Africa on a screen adaptation of Canadian writer Lawrence Hill's The Book of Negroes, the award-winning 2007 novel that was published in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand under the title Someone Knows My Name, CBC News reported.
The miniseries, a joint Canada/South Africa production, will eventually air on CBC and the American network BET. Toronto-based filmmakers Clement Virgo and Damon D'Oliveira of Conquering Lion Pictures own the film rights and will collaborate on writing the forthcoming miniseries, with Virgo directing.
