Vida creator Tanya Saracho is returning to Starz for a new show, and it’s based on a popular series – Lauren Palphreyman‘s The Wolf King. Palphreyman will be an executive producer.
“Coming back home to STARZ with ‘The Wolf King’ is a full-circle moment for me,” said Tanya Saracho, showrunner and executive producer. “This book has been my obsession since I first found it as an indie release over a year ago, and I’ve been lovingly championing it ever since. While Lauren Palphreyman’s beautiful book series is an exciting departure from the genre I’m typically known for, getting to adapt it for the network that housed ‘Vida’ for three seasons just feels destined to be. I couldn’t be more ecstatic to finally share my love for this story with the world!”
Starz has optioned all three books in the series, including The Wolf King, The Night Prince, and the upcoming release The Wolf Queen.
The romantasy book series follows, “a captive princess who gets kidnapped by a brooding werewolf alpha and plunged into a bloodthirsty war.”
WHAT IT IS ABOUT
The adaptation of The Wolf King will see Aurora, after being abducted from a world that treated her as a decorative pawn, uncovering her own wild strength in this sweeping romantasy. Ensnared in a lethal love triangle, she is thrust into a war between humankind and her feral captors, forcing her to decide whether she’s a prize to be claimed or the master of her own destiny.
Kathryn Busby, President of Original Programming for Starz added, “With the rich world Lauren Palphreyman has created in The Wolf King and our longstanding relationship with Tanya — whose instinct for sexy, nuanced storytelling is unmatched — we’re excited to bring this saga to screen with all the heat and heart it deserves.”
We haven’t read the books. Truthfully, we’d never heard of the books, but we’ve picked them up now to read. We’re interested to see what we’re in for with this one. Knowing that Saracho is behind it, we’re definitely interested as we will be watching.
