The U.K. office of Mark Gordon Pictures has acquired film and TV rights to Calla Henkel's debut novel Other People's Clothes "in a competitive situation," Deadline reported. Emmy-nominated Unorthodox co-writer and co-creator Alexa Karolinski is adapting the book. Executive producers will be Beth Pattinson and Mark Gordon for Mark Gordon Pictures, and Danny Davids.
Hodder & Stoughton imprint Sceptre is publishing the novel in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand July 8, with Doubleday publishing it later in the U.S.
"I am extremely excited about partnering with Mark Gordon to create the deranged world of Other People's Clothes for the screen, and I can't wait to see these girls come to life in all their dark sparking intensity," said Henkel, an American artist and playwright living in Berlin.
Producer Pattinson added: "We are completely delighted to be working with Calla and Alexa to bring this compelling and propulsive novel to life. Calla's evocation of Berlin in 2009 is full of humor and insight combined with a dark, twisted narrative which had us gripped from page 1. With Alexa, we have found the perfect writer to adapt the material--not only does she know Berlin intimately, but her writing is full of emotion and tension and is the perfect complement to Calla's narrative. It's a privilege to be working with these two brilliant women."