Eleven and Sony Tv Worldwide are adapting novelist and former politician Jeffrey Archer’s bestselling “Kane and Abel” trilogy for tv.
The trilogy, comprising “Kane and Abel,” “The Prodigal Daughter” and “Shall We Inform The President,” have been written by Archer between 1977 and 1982. It tells the story of two males, one Polish, an illegitimate son of a Baron, the opposite wealthy and privileged from a rich Boston banking household. Born on the identical day on reverse sides of the world, their paths cross solely as soon as of their ruthless pursuit to construct a fortune, however 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 each other’s empires. It’s solely when Abel’s strong-willed daughter, Florentyna, meets Kane’s son Richard, that these two enemies begin to perceive that their feud goes to return at nice private price.
“Kane and Abel” is written by Sarah Quintrell (“His Darkish Supplies”) and government produced by Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell for Eleven, and James Baker and James Archer for The Jeffrey Archer Firm. Sony Photos Tv, who acquired Eleven in 2020, will deal with worldwide rights.
Eleven is greatest identified for hit Netflix sequence “Intercourse Schooling” and Stan/BBC sequence “Ten Pound Poms.” “Intercourse Schooling” Season 4 continues to rack up the numbers for Netflix.
Archer’s books are printed in additional than 100 international locations and in additional than 45 languages with gross sales estimated to be greater than 275 million copies.
“Kane and Abel” was beforehand tailored as a CBS sequence in 1985 and starred Sam Neill and Peter Strauss.
“I’m thrilled to be working with Sony, Joel and the Eleven Productions workforce and Sarah to reimagine the ‘Kane and Abel’ trilogy for a brand new TV sequence,” mentioned Archer.
Quintrell added: “It’s thrilling to be adapting Jeffrey’s epic and extraordinary ‘Kane and Abel’ trilogy. The large themes of energy, privilege, satisfaction, love and loss – exploring what man does to man and the ramifications of our behaviour throughout generations – really feel extremely well timed. The daring storytelling and great twists and hooks meant I couldn’t put the novels down. It’s a author’s dream to adapt such a rollercoaster journey particularly alongside Joel, Sophie and the good workforce at Eleven.”
Wilson added: “Sarah is probably the most great author. The mixture of Sarah and Jeffrey’s extremely compelling trilogy is a deeply fascinating one and I can’t wait to discover a broadcaster who shares our imaginative and prescient for the long-running sequence we take into consideration.”
