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Heyday Adapting Fantasy Crime Novel ‘Priest Of Bones’ For Television
Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Heyday Television, the production company run by Once Upon A Time… in Hollywood and Marriage Story producer David Heyman, is adapting Peter McLean’s fantasy crime novel Priest of Bones for the small screen.The company has optioned the rights to the book, which was published by Ace Books and Jo Fletcher Books in October 2018, and is working with its joint venture partner NBCUniversal International Studios on the project.The book has been described as “Peaky Blinders with swords”.Priest of Bones, which is the first book in the War for the Rose Throne fantasy crime series, centers around army priest Tomas Piety and Sergeant Bloody Anne, who head home after the end of war.
