Erin Young's recently published novel The Fields "is in the works for the small screen," Deadline reported. Bruna Papandrea's Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies), Jennifer Todd Pictures and Endeavor Content have acquired the rights to the book to adapt into a TV series, with Kate Brooke (A Discovery of Witches, Bancroft) attached as writer/showrunner. Young is the pseudonym of bestselling historical novelist, Robyn Young, and The Fields is her crime thriller debut.
Young and Brooke will executive produce alongside the Todd, Papandrea and Made Up Stories' Steve Hutensky and Casey Haver. Made Up Stories and Jennifer Todd Pictures are producing in partnership with Endeavor Content, who brokered the book deal.
"From the moment we read The Fields, we were hooked," said Papandrea and Todd. "Erin has the incredible ability to weave ripped-from-the-headlines themes like Big Agriculture and political corruption with a heart-pounding, unpredictable murder mystery – and all without sacrificing an exceptionally grounded world. That is precisely why we were all thrilled when Kate Brooke, who masterfully crafts rich characters we want to root for, signed on to adapt. We could not be more excited to be working with this powerhouse team in bringing Erin's chilling book to screen."