TV: The Doll Factory

Buccaneer Media has optioned Elizabeth Macneal's debut historical thriller The Doll Factory to develop as a drama series. The Bookseller reported that the TV rights to the novel, which will be published in 2019, were acquired by the company responsible for ITV drama Marcella. Buccaneer CEO Tony Wood has appointed APA agent Kyle Loftus to represent the production in the U.S. Wood and Anna Burns will be executive producers on the project.

"This astonishing literary thriller has already created a sensation, even before publication," said Wood. "Competition has been huge at each step it has taken. It's an honor to announce a collaboration with Elizabeth Macneal; she's an amazing talent, who I am delighted to bring into the Buccaneer fold."

Sophie Jonathan, senior commissioning editor at Picador, commented: "To read The Doll Factory is to step across a threshold into another time--into the press and panic, the elation and vivid beauty of 1850s London. I've never read a novel so rich in color and texture, so to know that Elizabeth's extraordinary story and sparkling characters will be translated to screen is impossibly exciting, and who better to work that magic than Buccaneer Media."

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