NEW BOOKS TURNED INTO TV SERIES: VICTORIAN THRILLER MURDER AS A FINE ART AND WW2 NOVEL ARMY OF SHADOWS TURNED INTO A DYSTOPIAN SERIES AT CHANNEL 4

 NEW TV SHOW ADAPTATIONS 

VICTORIAN MURDER AS A FINE ART

It will be turned into a Victorian series

I have two historical books today for you that are being turned into TV series, beginning with MURDER AS A FINE ART from David Morrell Victorian mystery thriller to be turned into series by A Higher Standard and Harris Films. Set in 1850s London, the novel blends fact and fiction as it follows Thomas De Quincey, the real-life and otorious opium-eater and essayist, as he’s implicated in a series of gruesome murders that appear to be inspired by his own sensational essay, “On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts.” To clear his name, De Quincey must team up with his brilliant daughter Emily and a pair of Scotland Yard detectives to stop a killer who’s turning theory into deadly practice. 

 

ARMY OF SHADOWS AT CHANNEL 4

Channel 4 is looking to make a six part drama out of Joseph Kessel's book ARMY OF SHADOWS, which was already turned into a classic film depicting the emergence of the French Resistance to the Nazi occupation of France during World War 2. 

Channel 4 is adapting it into a series

Channel 4 will switch it into the story of how resistance takes shape in a near-future authoritarian Britain. Under de facto American occupation, a former British army officer builds a covert resistance cell from scratch - navigating betrayal, moral compromise and the tension between patience and action - as young recruits fight to reclaim their country and their futures. Across six thrilling episodes, the series chronicles the early days of the British Resistance. From first kills and internal betrayals to propaganda campaigns, internment camps, and a climactic political assassination - this is a story about how freedom is taken and how it can be won back. Ronan Bennett is writing the series.