Joe Otterson TV ReporterBruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has optioned the rights to Christina Baker Kline’s “The Exiles” with plans to adapt it as a television series, Variety has learned exclusively.“The Exiles” follows a trio of women — two English convicts and an orphaned Aboriginal girl — in nineteenth-century Australia.
The historical novel is set to be published by Custom House, an imprint of HarperCollins, on Aug. 25.Kline and Papandrea will executive produce the series alongside Janice Williams, whose Well Red banner has a first-look deal with Made Up Stories.
Steve Hutensky and Jodi Matterson of Made Up Stories will also serve as executive producers. Lucinda Reynolds will oversee the project on behalf of the company. “This.
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