STOLEN PICTURE OPTIONS TELEVISION RIGHTS
TO BEN AARONOVITCH’S
RIVERS OF LONDON
London, UK: 29April
2019: Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s UK-based production company, Stolen Picture, has optioned the rights
to Ben Aaronovitch’s best-selling novel series Rivers of London.
Aaronovitch
is currently working on the adaption of the first novel, also named Rivers of London. He will also serve as
an Executive Producer on the series alongside Nick Frost, Simon Pegg and Stolen
Picture CEO, Miles Ketley.
A Sunday Times best-seller, Rivers of London was first published in
2011, earning Aaronovitch a nomination in the New Writer of The Year category
at the National Book Awards in 2011 and has spawned a popular graphic novel
series. Each subsequent novel has also charted in the Sunday Times Top Ten
Best-Seller list.
The crime/supernatural
crossover follows the adventures of Peter Grant, a young mixed race police
officer who, following an encounter with a ghost finds himself working for The
Folly, a secret Scotland Yard department that deals with supernatural crime. The
Times described Rivers of London as “an incredibly fast-moving magical joyride for
grown-ups”.The Rivers of London franchise has been published in more than 15 languages and, to date,
has sold over 2.5 million copies worldwide.
“Nick Frost and Simon
Pegg asked me if I wanted to make Rivers
of London with them - you think I was going to say no? Stolen Picture have
a reputation for making creator led TV with the minimum of corporate bollocks
and the maximum of fun. It's an opportunity I would be bonkers to say no to”
says Ben Aaronovitch.
Miles
Ketley, CEO of Stolen Picture says “Ben’s Rivers
of London universe is the perfect project for Stolen and the perfect show
for now: it’s a suspenseful, funny, scary and magical world but is rooted in
the everyday with devious plots, fully drawn characters, river gods and riots.
The franchise is going to be a wonderful confluence of Simon’s and Nick’s
ambition and humour and Ben’s masterful story-telling to create a truly magical
global show”.
For more information, contact Public Eye Comms: Ciara Parkes - ciara@publiceye.co.uk Ellie Norton ellie@publicye.co.uk.
Notes to Editors:
Ben Aaronovitch is an English author and screenwriter. Born and
raised in London, Ben worked as a scriptwriter for Doctor Who and Casualty
before the inspiration for his own series of books struck him whilst working as
a bookseller in Waterstones Covent Garden. His unique novels are the
culmination of his experience of writing about the emergency services and the
supernatural. He is represented by John
Berlyne at Zeno Agency Ltd.
Stolen Picture is the brainchild of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost,
created to devise and produce entertainment in line with the unique voice they
have developed over twenty years of working together. Created in 2017, StolenPicture
is dedicated to finding and nurturing new voices, up-and-coming talent,
sourcing and creating interesting stories across multiple genres, and finding
the drama, comedy, charm and challenges in all corners of life.
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