Books on Screen

13 REASONS WHY by Jay Asher
​Produced by Selena Gomez under Anonymous Content banner & Paramount TV
Pilot penned by Pulitzer Prize—winning playwright Brian Yorkey
Premiered as #1 show on Netflix
Golden Globe nominee: Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series - Drama 
MTV Movie/TV Award nominee: Show of the Year & Best Performance in a Show

Announcement: ​Netflix Adapting ‘13 Reasons Why’ Into Selena Gomez Series

RICKSHAW GIRL by Mitali Perkins
Feature Film, produced by Amitabh Reza Chowdhury's Half Stop Down outfit and Sleeperwave Films

Screening and competing in the prestigious Durban International Film Festival, South Africa’s longest-running film festival.
Making waves at the largest South Asian film market held in Goa. 
Screenplay adapted by Sharbari Z. Ahmed (Quantico)
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Announcement: Busan: Director Chowdhury Sets ‘Rickshaw Girl’ for March Shoot
'Rickshaw Girl' Film Adaptation to Bring Bangladeshi Muslims to Silver Screen

Additional Film & Television News
These titles are also moving along in the Film/TV world!

Shiver, by Maggie Stiefvater
Currently in production, with Simple House Films and CatchLight Studios producing
​​https://deadline.com/2024/11/maddie-ziegler-levi-miller-to-star-shiver-film-adaptation-1236182601/

Keeper of the Lost Cities, by Shannon Messenger
Acquired by Warner Bros Pictures, with Emma Watts set to produce
​​https://deadline.com/2024/04/keeper-of-the-lost-cities-movie-warner-bros-emma-watts-producing-shannon-messenger-1235889205/

John Rain series, by Barry Eisler
Optioned by Bedrock Entertainment, with Tony To set to produce
​​https://deadline.com/2020/07/tony-to-dan-sackheim-team-to-launch-bedrock-entertainment-with-itv-studios-america-1202990344/

The Notebook of Doom series, by Troy Cummings
​Optioned by Scholastic Entertainment ​​