One Community Acquires ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ By ‘The Kite Runner’ Author Khaled Hosseini For Limited Series

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EXCLUSIVE: One Community has closed a deal for The Kite Runner author Khaled Hosseini to adapt his 2007 novel A Thousand Splendid Suns into a limited series.

The book has sold 17 million copies in 130 countries in 56 languages. Run by Scott Budnick, One Community is a social impact producer/financier whose first movie was the Michael B.

Jordan-starrer Just Mercy, with Respect: The Aretha Franklin Story coming behind it this fall.A Thousand Splendid Suns chronicles 30 years of Afghan history through a female lens, exploring the impact of war through a story of friendship and the triumph of love.

This is the first property for One Community, who called the novel “one of the most beautifully written books I’ve read. It’s a powerful look at