Discworld, the wildly colorful fantasy universe created by the late British author Terry Pratchett, looks set for several more TV adaptations
The late writer’s daughter Rhianna says she hopes the deal will lead to more of the fictional universe realized on-screen "in a form that my father would be proud of."
Discworld, the wildly colorful fantasy universe created by the late British author Terry Pratchett across more than 40 novels, looks set to get a fresh TV revival, and just as the BBC puts the finishing touches to its own small screen adaptation. Narrativia, the production company set up in 2012 by Pratchett has signed an exclusive development deal with Endeavor Content and Brit banner Motive Pictures, with the trio coming together to create what they describe as "truly authentic Discworld screen adaptations.
Despite the Discworld series of novels' immense popularity, with more than 100 million copies sold around the world in 37 different languages, the complexity of Pratchett's fantasy creation – a flat disc world, balanced on the backs of four elephants which in turn stand on the back of a giant turtle – has seen a somewhat limited number of film and TV adaptations brought to fruition.
The deal was struck by Rob Wilkins of Narrativia and Maxwell of Motive Pictures, with Endeavor Content. Executive producers for Motive Pictures will be Maxwell and Sam Lavender. Endeavor Content will handle worldwide sales.SIGN UP!
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