Former Physician Who and Broadchurch showrunner Chris Chibnall’s debut novel is turning into an ITV drama collection.
Chibnall will pen the small display screen adaptation of Demise on the White Hart, which can be revealed in two weeks.
Demise on the White Hart is ready within the Dorset village of Fleetcombe, the place the village pub’s landlord is discovered murdered. Detective Nicola Bridge should unpick an online of lies and rivalries to unmask the killer. The novel is the primary of a two e-book deal within the UK and U.S. for Chibnall.
Demise on the White Hart can be produced by Chibnall’s Imaginary Buddies Productions together with Demise in Paradise maker Crimson Planet Footage. ITV mentioned Crimson Planet secured the cope with Imaginary Buddies in a extremely aggressive panorama, “with a number of presents for the rights from manufacturing corporations and patrons worldwide.”
Chibnall was Physician Who showrunner previous to Russell T Davies and likewise created Broadchurch, certainly one of ITV’s hottest reveals of all time. He’s behind Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Seven Dials Thriller.
Demise on the White Hart was commissioned by ITV drama boss Polly Hill. Chibnall mentioned: “Polly’s dynamic vote of confidence in Demise At The White Hart made it a no brainer to deliver the novel to the display screen with ITV. Inside this cliffhanger-packed homicide thriller sits a particularly British story about how folks stay their lives proper now. There’s no higher dwelling for it than ITV.”
Fremantle, which owns Crimson Planet-owner Asacha, will promote worldwide. The deal rights to Demise on the White Hart had been dealt with by Alex Jones for Crimson Planet along with Raffaella De Angelis, spearheading the literary acquisition for Fremantle. Chibnall is represented by Cathy King and Eugenie Furniss at 42.
