Reel One Entertainment has partnered with Element 8 Entertainment and La Sabotière to develop an anthology series based on the novels of Mary Higgins Clark. Variety reported that Ilene Rosenzweig (Station 19, Girlfriend's Guide to Divorce) is attached as writer and executive producer.
Each season of the anthology series will be inspired by a different Higgins Clark novel and a different crime, beginning with I'll Be Seeing You. The series will shoot in Toronto and New York in 2020. La Sabotière has adapted Higgins Clark's novels for French television since 2010.
"Early in my career I loved watching crime series," Higgins Clark said. "I enjoyed challenging myself to solve the mystery before it was revealed at the end. I'm delighted that my stories will be used to entertain a new generation of TV crime series fans."
Rosenzweig commented: "I was into these books growing up because Mary writes characters you want to be: cool women with glamorous jobs and aspirational/cosmopolitan lives who are suddenly thrust into incredibly dangerous situations--and yet remain relatable."
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Entertainment One has signed a first-look deal with the Mother Company, "a family-focused media company that creates premium cross-platform content," Deadline reported. The partnership's first two projects under the pact are based on Howard Wallace, PI, the first book in Casey Lyall's three-book series (along with along Shadow of a Pug and Sabotage Stage Left), and another based on Anne Ursu's The Lost Girl. Both will be executive produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films.
"We are thrilled to produce impactful content geared toward the growing young-adult audience. There are no better teams to begin this journey with than the Mother Company and Flower Films," said Peter Micelli, chief strategy officer, film & television, at eOne.
The Mother Company's president, Samantha Kurtzman-Counter, and CEO Abbie Schiller agreed: "Entertainment One is a perfect partner to help us amplify our mission to create engaging shows that inspire a generation of good people. Together, we're focused on growing global reach and bringing the best content to audiences worldwide. We are ecstatic to create with this phenomenal team."