Filmmaker Charlie Matthau (Freaky Deaky, The Grass Harp) has acquired the rights to Hillary Manton Lodge's novel Jane of Austin: A Novel of Sweet Tea and Sensibility, which he will develop and produce as a TV series, Deadline reported. A search for a writer is underway.
"Jane of Austin is one of the most charming books I have read in ages," Matthau said. "The three sisters are very warm and engaging characters that one could spend years with, and the Austin, Texas backdrop makes for a unique and timely setting."