The best-selling British novelist Jeffrey Archer is set to have his work adapted for film and television across foreign-language territories, with an initial focus on viewers in India, the rest of Asia, and the Middle East.
The millionaire author, known for stories such as Kane and Abel – a trilogy being developed in collaboration with Eleven and Sony Television International, as was recently announced – and the Clifton Chronicles, has sold more than 275 million copies of his books worldwide and topped the Sunday Times bestseller list 27 times.
On Wednesday, the Jeffery Archer Co. and the London-based Dream Bay Entertainment (Dbe), co-founded in 2023 by ex-Amazon executive Thomas Drachkovitch, said they have partnered to bring Archer’s stories to the screen.
Jason Hafford, a former agent in CAA’s Global TV Department, has recently been unveiled as co-founder and head of Dbe management.
The team-up is “thrilling” as India and the Middle East are...
The millionaire author, known for stories such as Kane and Abel – a trilogy being developed in collaboration with Eleven and Sony Television International, as was recently announced – and the Clifton Chronicles, has sold more than 275 million copies of his books worldwide and topped the Sunday Times bestseller list 27 times.
On Wednesday, the Jeffery Archer Co. and the London-based Dream Bay Entertainment (Dbe), co-founded in 2023 by ex-Amazon executive Thomas Drachkovitch, said they have partnered to bring Archer’s stories to the screen.
Jason Hafford, a former agent in CAA’s Global TV Department, has recently been unveiled as co-founder and head of Dbe management.
The team-up is “thrilling” as India and the Middle East are...
- 5/1/2024
- by Lily Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeffrey Archer Teams With Dream Bay Entertainment for International Adaptations of Bestselling Books
The Jeffrey Archer Company and Dream Bay Entertainment have entered into a strategic partnership to adapt the bestselling author’s works for television and film internationally, with an initial focus on Indian, Asian and the Middle Eastern markets.
Dbe was founded in 2023 by former Amazon Studios executive Thomas Drachkovitch. Former CAA agent Jason Hafford recently joined as co-founder and head of Dbe Management.
Archer’s works have been published in 114 countries in more than 47 languages and with 275 million copies sold worldwide. As revealed by Variety, “Sex Education” producer Eleven and Sony Television International are adapting Archer’s bestselling “Kane and Abel” trilogy for television. Archer is also known for his Clifton Chronicles series of books and the William Warwick series.
Archer is a frequent visitor to India, where his books are huge bestsellers and his talks and readings are usually oversubscribed.
The titles that will be adapted under the partnership have not been revealed yet.
Dbe was founded in 2023 by former Amazon Studios executive Thomas Drachkovitch. Former CAA agent Jason Hafford recently joined as co-founder and head of Dbe Management.
Archer’s works have been published in 114 countries in more than 47 languages and with 275 million copies sold worldwide. As revealed by Variety, “Sex Education” producer Eleven and Sony Television International are adapting Archer’s bestselling “Kane and Abel” trilogy for television. Archer is also known for his Clifton Chronicles series of books and the William Warwick series.
Archer is a frequent visitor to India, where his books are huge bestsellers and his talks and readings are usually oversubscribed.
The titles that will be adapted under the partnership have not been revealed yet.
- 5/1/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Eleven and Sony Television International are adapting novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling “Kane and Abel” trilogy for television.
The trilogy, comprising “Kane and Abel,” “The Prodigal Daughter” and “Shall We Tell The President,” were written by Archer between 1977 and 1982. It tells the story of two men, one Polish, an illegitimate son of a Baron, the other rich and privileged from a wealthy Boston banking family. Born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths cross only once in their ruthless pursuit to build a fortune, but what follows is an epic story of revenge that spans 60 years. Linked by an all-consuming hatred after one catastrophic incident, these two patriarchs blindly commit their lives to destroying one another’s empires. It’s only when Abel’s strong-willed daughter, Florentyna, meets Kane’s son Richard, that these two enemies start to understand that their feud...
The trilogy, comprising “Kane and Abel,” “The Prodigal Daughter” and “Shall We Tell The President,” were written by Archer between 1977 and 1982. It tells the story of two men, one Polish, an illegitimate son of a Baron, the other rich and privileged from a wealthy Boston banking family. Born on the same day on opposite sides of the world, their paths cross only once in their ruthless pursuit to build a fortune, but what follows is an epic story of revenge that spans 60 years. Linked by an all-consuming hatred after one catastrophic incident, these two patriarchs blindly commit their lives to destroying one another’s empires. It’s only when Abel’s strong-willed daughter, Florentyna, meets Kane’s son Richard, that these two enemies start to understand that their feud...
- 10/9/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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