{"id":67127,"date":"2023-09-27T14:58:59","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/?p=67127"},"modified":"2023-09-27T14:58:59","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T14:58:59","slug":"studiocanals-urban-myth-snaps-up-tv-rights-to-lucy-clarkes-the-hike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/talkcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/studiocanals-urban-myth-snaps-up-tv-rights-to-lucy-clarkes-the-hike\/","title":{"rendered":"Studiocanals Urban Myth Snaps Up TV Rights To Lucy Clarkes The Hike"},"content":{"rendered":"
EXCLUSIVE: <\/strong>British author Lucy Clarke, who has had two novels adapted for TV by Paramount+, has seen rights to her latest thriller The Hike <\/em>snapped up by Urban Myth Films.<\/p>\n The Hike <\/em>will be made into a TV series by the Studiocanal-backed Lazarus Project <\/em>producer, penned by Boiling Point’s <\/em>Roanne Bardsley. No network is attached as of yet.<\/p>\n The Hike <\/em>follows friends Maggie, Helena, Liz and Joni as they leave behind their everyday lives to hike out into the beautiful Norwegian wild. But there’s a darker side to the wilderness – and waiting on the trail is someone who’d do anything to stop the group walking away alive.<\/p>\n Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n Breaking News<\/span><\/p>\n The move follows a busy couple of years for Clarke, who has seen her novels No Escape <\/em>and The Castaways <\/em>adapted for TV by Paramount+, although neither were produced by Urban Myth. The former starred Abigail Lawrie and Rhianne Bareto and aired earlier this year, while the Sheridan Smith-led latter is in production and was one of the first streamer series unveiled after the writers strike was called.<\/p>\n Bardlsey is a writer and AP on the BBC’s upcoming TV version of Philip Barantini’s Boiling Point, <\/em>with other credits including Apple TV+’s upcoming The Buccaneers<\/em>, Channel 4’s Screw <\/em>and Netflix’s Everything Now <\/em>from The Crown<\/em> maker Left Bank. Urban Myth, meanwhile, is developing TV adaptations of the latest in the Has Fallen <\/em>franchise and The Wicker Man<\/em>, the latter with Andy Serkis’ Imaginarium.<\/p>\n “We’re so excited to bring to screen a transportive thriller set in the raw and beautiful Norwegian wilderness, which dives deep into the complexities of female friendships when pushed to breaking point,” said Clarke.<\/p>\n Bardsley branded The Hike <\/em>– Clarke’s eighth novel – a “story of female friendship and survival set against a spectacular Norwegian landscape.”<\/p>\n The book deal was negotiated by Jane Villiers at Sayle Screen on behalf of Judith Murray at Greene & Heaton.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nRelated Stories<\/h3>\n
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