Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie are becoming a member of forces once more.
The duo, who beforehand labored collectively on The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, and Roswell: New Mexico, will carry We Had been Liars to collection at Prime Video.
Primarily based on E. Lockhart’s New York Occasions best-selling novel of the identical identify. We Had been Liars will premiere on Prime Video in over 240 nations and territories worldwide.
We Had been Liars is a tragic love story and an amnesia thriller set on a privately owned island off the coast of Massachusetts.
The younger grownup novel has offered practically 3 million copies worldwide and has spent many weeks on the New York Occasions best-seller record since its launch, together with a number of at No. 1.
“E. Lockhart’s We Had been Liars is a gripping story centered on household, love, secrets and techniques, and lies that’s good for our Prime Video viewers,” stated Vernon Sanders, head of tv for Amazon and MGM Studios.
“Lockhart, Julie Plec, and Carina Adly MacKenzie are every good at creating complicated characters and we’re wanting ahead to teaming up with these unimaginable storytellers, together with Common Tv, to carry this present to life.”
“This haunting psychological thriller from E. Lockhart has all the things—old flame, bougie household drama, and plot twists that can maintain you on the sting of your seat!” stated Erin Underhill, president, Common Tv.
“With Julie and Carina penning the collection, the venture could not be in higher palms. We’re excited to accomplice with Prime Video and Amazon Studios to carry We Had been Liars to audiences everywhere in the world.”
“We have been obsessive about this beloved story for years and for some time it appeared prefer it is likely to be the one which obtained away from us,” stated govt producers Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie.
“However lastly, we’re elated to be bringing it to life with everybody at Prime Video and UTV, who’re simply as keen about this twisty story as we’re.”
“We’re additionally extremely grateful that the creator has joined our inventive crew behind the scenes.”
“As die-hard guide followers ourselves, we’ve one message to the various loyal readers on the market: if anybody asks you the way it ends… simply lie.”
The collection is written and govt produced by Plec (The Vampire Diaries, Legacies) and MacKenzie (Roswell, New Mexico, The Originals), with Plec writing the primary episode and MacKenzie writing the second.
Additionally govt producing are Emily Cummins (The Endgame, Vampire Academy) for My So-Referred to as Firm and the novel’s creator, E. Lockhart. Common Tv, a division of Common Studio Group, and Amazon Studios are behind the venture.
The novel is printed by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random Home Kids’s Books.
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