The same will be likely for her latest,Intermezzo.
In fact, around a year ago, we hear drama commissioners put out a call to TV makers.
The broad message was IP over original ideas as often as possible.
Book adaptations have been driving the TV market over recent yearsApple; Disney
We have changed our focus to be much more aggressive in the books to screen space.
There is a blueprint of what the whole show or movie will be about.
It gives them a comfort level that an original story just doesnt have.
‘Nine Perfect Strangers‘Vince Valitutti/Hulu
It gives commissioners something tangible.
What has continued to move at pace since then is the acquisition of underlying IP, she adds.
There is always something concrete in it.
Jilly has a fanatical fanbase, says Blunt.
Even so, this is the first timeRivalshas been adapted as a series.
Ive paid $1,000 and $1 million and everywhere in between, she adds.
The cost depends on where youre going to make it.
Blunt adds books returning to the open market can also lead to frenetic auctions.
I will not option something now unless I know it will be made because of the cost.
Any changes, such as re-setting the stories in different countries, are carefully assessed.
Of course, this can work out.
Liane Moriartys books werent hurt by being transplanted into America, says one agent admiringly.
Others are very happily told in their original setting.
CAAs Weiner says that whatever the shape of the deal, working with the writer is paramount.
That could mean pairing them with an experienced producer.
However, not everyone believes that the books-to-TV trend is on the up.
Whatever breaks through, it wont be cheap.
