Lauren Beukes confirms 'Shining Girls' set for Hollywood series adaptation
Emmy award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss will star in, and executive produce alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
JOHANNESBURG - South African author Lauren Beukes is shinning and flying the South African flag after Apple announced that a new TV series based on Beukes' novel The Shining Girls is in the works.
As if that’s not big enough news, Emmy award-winning actress Elisabeth Moss will star in and executive produce the show alongside Leonardo DiCaprio.
Buekes shared the news on Twitter saying: “I am SO EXCITED.”
YOU GUYS! This news I have been sitting on for aaages just dropped and I am SO EXCITED. https://t.co/zMGesTpHmg
— Lauren Beukes (@laurenbeukes) July 23, 2020
The Shining Girls book centres on a depression-era drifter who must murder the “shining girls” in order to continue his travels.
Moss will star as a Chicago reporter who survived a brutal assault only to find her reality shifting as she hunts down her attacker.
Shining Girls joins a growing slate of Apple Original series including Defending Jacob, Truth Be Told, The Morning Show, as well as upcoming series _Mosquito Coast _starring Justin Theroux; Lisey’s Story, written and executive produced by Stephen King and starring Julianne Moore; and historical drama series Hedy Lamarr starring and executive produced by Gal Gadot.
