EXCLUSIVE: Legendary Television has acquired the rights to Murdle, a collection of murder mystery puzzles by G.
T. Karber, to develop a scripted series based on the best-selling book. Pacesetter Productions brought the pitch to Legendary, with plans to build out a Murdle universe that will also include films and unscripted series.
Paddington writer Jon Croker will pen the television adaptation, which will be the project to launch this expanded universe.
So far, the logline for the series is still being kept under wraps. Published by St. Martin’s Griffin in the US and Souvenir Press/Profile Books in the UK, Murdle features 100 “simple to impossible” mysteries for readers to solve.
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