Teton Ridge Entertainment Takes Rights To ‘Lonesome Dove’ Franchise For Future TV & Film Projects
deadline.comTeton Ridge Entertainment has landed the rights to literary franchise Lonesome Dove for future film and TV projects. Development will begin with the first book in the series, Lonesome Dove, followed by the rest of the tetralogy, including Streets of Laredo, Dead Man’s Walk and Comanche Moon.
The deal was made between Teton Ridge Entertainment and Larry McMurtry’s estate. It covers all rights except publishing, which remain with the novels’ publisher, Simon and Schuster.
Thomas Tull and Jillian Share from Teton Ridge Entertainment will produce, as will Jon Jashni, Curtis McMurtry and Diana Ossana.
Published by Simon & Schuster, Lonesome Dove reached huge commercial and critical success upon its release in 1986. On the New York Times Best Sellers list for 24 consecutive weeks in hardcover and 28 consecutive weeks in paperback, Lonesome Dove sold over 4 million copies, was translated in numerous languages and won the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction before it was turned into a miniseries that was broadcast in 1989.
Read more on deadline.com
