THE BIG SCREEN/MOVIES
Bestselling author Ruth Ware’s latest novel, Zero Days, has been optioned by Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group. In Zero Days, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security systems. But after a routine assignment goes horribly wrong, Jack arrives home to find her husband dead. To add to her horror, the police are closing in on their main suspect—her.
The official trailer was released for the psychological thriller, Sympathy for the Devil, showcasing Nicolas Cage as a mysterious hijacker who forces an expectant father (Joel Kinnaman) to drive him around at gunpoint. Sympathy for the Devil arrives in theatres and on demand July 28.
TELEVISION/STREAMING
HBO has opted not to renew the prequel to the classic series, Perry Mason, starring Matthew Rhys and executive produced by Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, even as the show remains an awards contender for HBO this year. In Season 2 of the series, based on the stories by Erle Stanley Gardner, Perry (Rhys) and Della (Juliet Rylance) investigate an open-and-closed case that overtakes the city of Los Angeles, although not everything is always as it seems. The Season 2 finale ended on a cliffhanger, with Perry in prison. It's not currently known if the producers are shopping the program to other networks.
Lashana Lynch is set for a starring role in the Sky and Peacock adaptation of The Day of the Jackal, joining Eddie Redmayne in the series, which is based on the Frederick Forsyth novel of the same name (also adapted into the hit 1973 film). Per the official logline, the series "is a bold, modern reimagining of the beloved and respected novel and film. This contemporary drama will stay true to the DNA of the original story while delving deeper into the chameleon like ‘anti-hero’ at the heart of the story in a high octane, cinematic, globetrotting ‘cat and mouse’ thriller, set amidst the turbulent geo-political landscape of our time." Redmayne will star as notorious assassin The Jackal, while Lynch will play Bianca, described as a tenacious law enforcement agent determined to catch The Jackal.
PBS Masterpiece Death in Paradise creator Robert Thorogood is penning a TV adaptation of his novel The Marlow Murder Club for PBS Masterpiece and UK network UKTV. The story follows Judith Potts, a retired archaeologist, played by Downton Abbey’s Samantha Bond, who lives alone in a faded mansion in Marlow where she sets crosswords for The Times and is happy there's no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. When the local police don’t believe her story, Judith and two unlikely friends decide to investigate for themselves. Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. But soon another body turns up, and it seems they have a real-life serial killer on their hands. Now the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape.
Canada’s Citytv has ordered Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent, a local adaptation of the venerable Law & Order brand. The 10-episode series is slated to begin production this fall in Toronto for a spring 2024 premiere. Based on the original series created by Dick Wolf for Universal Television, Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent will showcase original Canadian stories written, produced by, and starring Canadians.
Netflix has announced that The Lincoln Lawyer, based on the series of bestselling novels by Michael Connelly, will return with a two-part launch this summer. Part 1 premieres on July 6 while Part 2 drops Aug. 3. Created for TV by David E. Kelley, The Lincoln Lawyer tells the story of Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia Rulfo), who runs his legal practice from the back of his Lincoln Town Car. Season 1 was based on the second book, The Brass Verdict, while the second season draws from the fourth book in the series called The Fifth Witness.
Brian King (Somebody Somewhere) has been tapped for a key recurring role opposite Jesse L. Martin in the NBC drama series, The Irrational. Written by Arika Mittman, The Irrational is based on Dan Ariely’s bestselling novel Predictably Irrational and follows Alec Mercer (Martin), a world-renowned professor of behavioral science who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior. King will play Jace Richards, an FBI agent who has become involved with Alec’s ex-wife. While he and Alec try and get along, they frequently butt heads over their different approaches to investigations. Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz and Arash DeMaxi also star.
PODCASTS/VIDEO/RADIO/AUDIO
The latest Mysteryrat's Maze Podcast features the mystery short story, "Lewenda Gets Married," written by Francelia Belton and read by actor Jessica Williams.
The Spybrary podcast took a deep dive into William Maz’s spy thriller novels set in Bucharest.
Criminal Mischief: Forensic Science For Crime Writers investigated trace evidence (hair, fibers, glass, etc).
On Crime Time FM, Åsa Larsson and translator Frank Perry chatted with Paul Burke about The Sins of Our Fathers; translation; moving a whole town; Kiruna; and good soil for a writer to dig in.
Red Hot Chili Writers discussed the MOTIVE festival in Canada and the Joffe Books Prize; spoke with crime writer and ecology professor Harini Nagendra; and examined the notion of male trees v female trees and their effect on Abir's hayfever. Meanwhile, Vaseem was elected as the first non-white chair of the 70-year-old UK Crime Writers' Association.
The Pick Your Poison podcast took a look back at the Moscow Theater Hostage Crisis and what happened when Chechen rebels held Russian theatergoers hostage. Did the Russian government’s unusual response to the crisis help or hurt the hostages? They also touched on what these events from twenty years ago have to do with today’s very current drug epidemic.
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