Chris Bohjalian's novel The Red Lotus will be adapted into a TV series, with Kate Brooke (A Discovery of Witches, Bancroft) attached to write the adaptation and serve as the showrunner, Deadline reported.
Sherry Marsh (Pose, Vikings) and Julie Gardner of Bad Wolf America (I Hate Suzie, A Discovery of Witches), along with global content company Anton (The Night House, Greenland), have optioned the rights to The Red Lotus and are teaming for the project.
"Part mystery, part thriller, the book has a unique and unusual heroine at its heart," said Brooke. "Alexis is an ER doctor who's seen it all, but when her boyfriend disappears, she is forced to ask herself--do you ever know the people you love, and work alongside?"
Marsh said, "I was inexplicably drawn to this global thriller-rich with carefully drawn characters and a fast-paced narrative that holds your attention until the very end."
Deadline noted that the adaptation is joining another Bohjalian novel "on the path to the small screen. A TV iteration of his darkly comedic novel The Flight Attendant is headed to HBO Max with Kaley Cuoco starring and executive producing."