Universal International Studios has jumped back into the UK books market for another TV development.
In another “highly competitive situation,” the Universal Studio Group subsidiary has acquired rights to develop British author Christie Watson’s novel Moral Injuries as a television series.
Parent Usg was instrumental in securing the rights, just as it was when Uis swooped to buy adaptation rights to Lucy Foley’s upcoming book The Midnight Feast, as we reported on Friday.
Set in the UK, the series will be produced by Uis, with execs from ITV Studios-owned Monumental Television attached as executive producer. Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Katie Kelly will serve as executive producers for Monumental, working in partnership with the Global Scripted Series team at Uis.
Psychological thriller Moral Injuries was released in the UK on March 14. Logline for the books bills it as a “glossy thriller that follows three best friends since...
In another “highly competitive situation,” the Universal Studio Group subsidiary has acquired rights to develop British author Christie Watson’s novel Moral Injuries as a television series.
Parent Usg was instrumental in securing the rights, just as it was when Uis swooped to buy adaptation rights to Lucy Foley’s upcoming book The Midnight Feast, as we reported on Friday.
Set in the UK, the series will be produced by Uis, with execs from ITV Studios-owned Monumental Television attached as executive producer. Alison Owen, Debra Hayward and Katie Kelly will serve as executive producers for Monumental, working in partnership with the Global Scripted Series team at Uis.
Psychological thriller Moral Injuries was released in the UK on March 14. Logline for the books bills it as a “glossy thriller that follows three best friends since...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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