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‘Outlander’ Greenlighted To Series By Starz
I’ve learned that Starz has given a series order to Outlander, a drama based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling fantasy/romance/adventure series of books.
I hear the project, from Battlestar Galactica developer Ron Moore
and Sony Pictures TV, has received a 16-episode order, with production
slated to begin in October in Scotland where the books are set. I hear
Gabaldon let the news of the greenlight slip at Book Expo America 2013.
The news comes a month after Outlander opened a writers room,
with Moore hiring four scribes to work with him — Toni Graphia, Matt
Roberts, Ira Behr and Anne Kenney. This marks Sony’s first series for
Starz.
Outlander
spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure.
It follows Claire, a married WWII combat nurse, who mistakenly steps
back in time to year 1743 where she is immediately thrown into an
unknown world of adventure that sends her on the run and threatens her
life.
When Claire is forced to marry Jamie, a chivalrous and romantic
young Scottish warrior, it ignites a passionate affair that tears
Claire’s heart between two vastly different men in two irreconcilable
lives.
The seven-book series has sold over 20 million copies. An eighth
novel is slated to come out this fall. The books have developed
passionate fan following, with multiple companies running “Jamie and
Claire” tours of Scotland, where they visit locations from the books.
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