Fashionable YA novel author Tom Ryan’s first grownup homicide thriller, The Treasure Hunters Membership, has been optioned by indie producer Skywild Footage for a TV adaptation.
The Simon and Schuster ebook title options three strangers converging on the distant seaside city of Maple Bay to uncover misplaced pirate treasure, just for contemporary our bodies to pile up as they collide with each other and an area mysterious legend.
“The Treasure Hunters Club stood out immediately for the originality of its premise and rich mystery engine. It’s a smart, character-driven story with real momentum and comes with the built-in fan base of best-selling author Tom Ryan. This is a story that feels inherently episodic, and we see a clear path to bringing that to screen with the right creative team,” Natalie Urquhart, director of scripted at Skywild Footage, mentioned in a press release.
The Toronto-based manufacturing banner has additionally optioned two different novels for its TV sequence growth slate: the thriller Our Little Secret by Edward Kay and Mikhael Klassen-Kay, and The Affinities by Hugo Award–successful creator Robert Charles Wilson. The dealmaking comes as Skywild appears to be like to hitch Canada’s page-to-screen pipeline into Hollywood after the breakout success of Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry ebook sequence being became a breakout homosexual hockey drama for HBO Max and Crave.
“Since launching Skywild just over a year ago, we’ve been focused on building a slate that reflects who we are as a company — ambitious, collaborative, and grounded in strong storytelling. These projects are a natural extension of that vision and speak to the kind of material we plan to bring to the screen,” Angela Jennings, president of Skywild and an organization co-founder with Travis Farncombe, mentioned in her personal assertion.
The Our Little Secret crime novel sees a trio of highschool seniors plot an ideal revenge homicide in opposition to their sexually predatory English trainer, whereas The Affinities sci-fi novel is about a close to future world the place individuals are separated into 22 distinctive social media teams.
Tom Ryan is represented by Echo Lake Leisure and the Transatlantic Literary Company. Edward Kay and Mikhael Klassen-Kay are represented by Meridian Artists and the Transatlantic Company. Robert Charles Wilson is represented by Steve Fisher, Unbiased Artists Group and The McCarthy Company.
