A TV adaptation of Bernardine Evaristo’s Booker Prize-winning “Girl, Woman, Other” is in the works. A press release has announced that Gail Egan and Andrea Calderwood’s Potboiler Television secured the rights to the epic novel.
Evaristo’s eighth book, “Girl, Woman, Other” “tells the story of modern Britain through the voices of twelve very different people – mostly women, mostly black – who call it home,” the release synopsizes. The novel’s events span over 100 years.
“We are delighted to be working with Bernardine on bringing this vibrant and joyous novel to the screen,” Egan said. “It is a vivid and authentic as well as important story of our times.”
No word on when we can expect “Girl, Woman, Other” to hit the small screen, and neither a writer nor director has been announced yet.
Last fall, Evaristo became the first black woman to receive the Booker Prize. She shared it with Margaret Atwood (“The Testaments”) — the third time the award had been presented to two recipients. The prestigious literary honor celebrates English-language authors from around the world and comes with 50,000 pounds (around $63,000 USD).
Also on Potboiler’s slate is the TV adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “Americanah,” which is about to go into production. Lupita Nyong’o is starring, Danai Gurira is writing and serving as showrunner, and both are exec producing. “Clemency” writer-director Chinonye Chukwu has signed on to helm the first two episodes of the HBO Max limited series.
