Writer-showrunner Emily Whitesell (Siren) will adapt Lindy Ryan's debut novel, Bless Your Heart, for TV, in conjunction with Rain Productions and Boilermaker Entertainment, Deadline reported.
Boilermaker co-founder Louis Milito said, "We are thrilled to partner with Emily who is the perfect writer to adapt Lindy's incredible novel as she is exceptional at balancing serialized story telling with indelible characters. Having a strong female creator to bring the Evans women to the screen was a priority for us in honoring Ryan's novel."
Whitesell commented: "The beauty of well-formed horror, for me, is its nod to the fear and horror we all confront as human beings, along with our own shortcomings. Lindy's book not only created a new genre of horror but her characters embodied that deep well of emotional resonance."