The planned television adaptation of the dystopian science fiction novel Red Rising will no longer move forward, its author, Pierce Brown, announced. The writer recently confirmed that the project, which had been in development for several years, has been shelved.
Red Rising series isn’t moving forward
Pierce Brown has revealed that the previously planned television adaptation of his bestselling novel Red Rising will not move forward after several years in development. The author shared the update during a conversation with book content creator Maude Garrett. He explained that the project ultimately failed to progress beyond the development stage.
According to The Direct, he said, “It’s just best if something is optioned to assume it’s not being made. I mean, 99.9% of things are like that. So when it’s optioned, it goes into what’s called development, and it’s not even been purchased yet. It’s been optioned.”
Brown explained that the proposed series had not reached a stage where the studio felt confident enough to continue the adaptation. He also revealed that he was informed relatively late that the project had been shelved. “I only found out in October of last year that the project wouldn’t be going forward.”
Brown further explained that the process of developing screen adaptations can often leave one waiting for long periods without clear updates. He said, “You’re kept in limbo.” The author explained, “It’s not like I’m hoarding all this information and not wanting to tell you. It’s that for many years there can be no movement, and you’re trying to get it made, and then you think you have a partner, and then you don’t. And that sometimes happens.”
First published in 2014, Red Rising is set in a distant future and follows Darrow, a miner living on Mars. The novel launched a widely popular series and built a significant fan following.
Originally reported by Disheeta Maheshwari on ComingSoon.
