Fox To Evolve Fantasy Novel The Masters of magic To Series With X-Males: Top Class Scribes

EXCLUSIVE: Fox has preemptively bought Masters of magic, a drama series adaptation of Lev Grossman’s popular fantasy novel, having a script commitment plus penalty. It will likely be compiled by X-Males: Top Class and Thor co-authors Ashley Burns & Zack Stentz and created by Michael London (Milk), Shawn Levy and Michael Adelstein. According to Grossman’s book, that is referred to as Harry Potter for grown-ups, the main one-hour drama follows several 20-somethings in NY who study miracle and get access to an enchanting world. London had optioned the novel, that was released last year, while 21 Laps/Adelstein were built with a cope with Burns and Stentz, who've extensive TV background getting done such series as Fringe and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Stories. All became a member of forces around the series project, which is executive created by Burns, Stentz, London, Levy, Adelstein and Becky Clements. Following the prosperity of The Masters of magic, Grossman authored a follow up, The Magician King, that was released in August. Contemporary dramas with fairytale elements are hot for any second consecutive broadcast development season. The prior one produced 2 new series within the genre, ABC’s Not so long ago and NBC’s Grimm. This time around around, Masters of magic joins a project from Michael Eco-friendly, which lately arrived a put pilot commitment at ABC. It centers on the female cop who finds out an enchanting world that is available within NY City. 21 Laps/Adelstein, that has the Tim Allen ABC comedy Last Guy Standing starting in a few days, has offered a slew of projects this year, together with a Romancing the Stone adaptation composed by Mark Friedman to NBC, a medical dramedy compiled by Jessica Queller, ensemble comedy Gorilla Time composed by Stacy Traub & Hayes Jackson, CIA drama by Karyn Usher and family comedy Threepete compiled by Carter Covington — all to Fox. Furthermore, the organization lately received a cast-contingent pilot pickup at Fox for multi-camera comedy Little Brother composed by Mike Royce. London is by using CAA, while WME reps 21 Laps/Adelstein and Burns & Stentz who're handled by Principato-Youthful.