The Woman in Cabin 10

Ruth Ware

Netflix has announced that Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Caribbean; Pride and Prejudice; The Imitation Game) and Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential ; Memento) will star in a film adaptation of The Woman in Cabin 10, the “beloved” #1 New York Times bestseller by crime and thriller author Ruth Ware. You can read the exclusive announcement in Variety here and more about the case here.

Zero Days

Ruth Ware

Bestselling author Ruth Ware’s pulsating thriller Zero Days has been optioned by Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. Read more here.

Big Panda and Tiny Dragon

James Norbury

James Norbury’s Sunday Times-bestselling Big Panda and Tiny Dragon and The Journey have been optioned for a short film.

The Will

Rebecca Reid

The Will, the “read-in-one-sitting treat” (Fabulous Magazine) by Rebecca Reid, has been optioned for screen adaptation.

The It Girl

Ruth Ware

The It Girl, the New York Times-bestselling thriller by Ruth Ware, has been set up by writer-creator Kevin Williamson at Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

Ware is executive producing alongside co-writers Williamson and Sarah L. Thompson, and Ben Fast.

Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

Andy Stanton

Stage rights for Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout, the eighth instalment of the hilarious Mr Gum series by award-winning author Andy Stanton, were bought by Theater Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany).

The theatre previously staged the seventh instalment, entitled Mr Gum und der sprechende Kirschbaum, in 2022.

Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree

Andy Stanton

Mr Gum and the Cherry Tree, the seventh instalment of the hilarious Mr Gum series by award-winning author Andy Stanton, has hit the stage in Germany.

Stage rights were bought by Theater Magdeburg (Magdeburg, Germany), and the play, entitled Mr Gum und der sprechende Kirschbaum, premiered on Saturday 10th September 2022.

One by One

Ruth Ware

Screen rights have been optioned for Ruth Ware’s “blisteringly good” (The Observer) thriller One by One, leaving rights for only The Turn of the Key, The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Lying Game available.

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear

Andy Stanton

Andy Stanton’s Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear – The Musical! premiered at the National Theatre in 2019.

Mr Gum and the Dancing Bear is the fifth book in the award-winning Mr Gum series.

In a Dark, Dark Wood

Ruth Ware

New Line Cinema have bought film rights to Ruth Ware’s In a Dark, Dark Wood. Reese Witherspoon is co-producing with The Gotham Group.

Truth Hurts

Rebecca Reid

Skydance has optioned Rebecca Reid’s Truth Hurts and is developing a limited series.

My Mad Fat Diary

Rae Earl

Tiger Aspect Productions produced three seasons of Rae Earl’s My Mad Fat Diary which was broadcast on E4. It was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award, an Emmy, and won the BAFTA Scotland Award in 2015.