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Starz re-collaborates with… Vida Creator Tanya Saracho to develop a new romantic series.
Starz announced Thursday that it has acquired the production rights to the Lauren Palphreyman film The wolf kinga steamy romantic fantasy that follows a princess who is kidnapped and held captive by a “depressed alpha werewolf” in the midst of war. Starz has picked up a Palphreyman sequel Night princealong with the upcoming third book in the series, The wolf queen.
The series finds Aurora, “abducted from a world that treated her as a decorative pawn, revealing her wild powers,” according to the series synopsis. “Trapped in a deadly love triangle, she is thrust into a war between the human race and her monstrous captors, forcing her to decide whether she is a prize to be claimed or the master of her own destiny.”
Saracho has been tapped as showrunner and executive producer, while Palfreeman serves as executive producer. “Back home to Stars with The wolf king It’s a full circle moment for me. “This book has been an obsession of mine since I first found it as a standalone release over a year ago, and I’ve been lovingly championing it ever since,” Saracho said in a statement. “While Lauren Palfreeman’s beautiful book series is an exciting departure from the genre she’s typically known for, I’ve been able to adapt it for the network that includes Vida For three seasons it seems like it was destined to be.
“With the rich world that Lauren Palfreeman has created,” added Katherine Busby, head of original programming at Starz The wolf king And our longstanding relationship with Tanya, whose dramatic and nuanced storytelling instinct is unparalleled, we are excited to bring this saga to the screen with all the enthusiasm and heart it deserves.
Saracho is repped by UTA, Writer Large and Felker McGinnis.
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