Dynamic Options The Kingdoms of Savannah

Dynamic Television has optioned the rights to The Kingdoms of Savannah, the Southern Gothic crime novel by George Dawes Green.

The Kingdoms of Savannah takes audiences on a wild ride through the hauntingly beautiful yet treacherous landscape of Georgia. The story unfolds on a balmy Southern night at the local watering hole, where a murder and mysterious disappearance set the stage for an unlikely detective—the doyenne of Savannah society, Morgana Musgrove. Sheri Holman (George & Tammy, Palm Royale) is penning the pilot script and is attached as showrunner and executive producer.

Daniel March and Carrie Stein will produce for Dynamic.

The Kingdoms of Savannah hit shelves in 2022 and won the 2023 Gold Dagger Award from the Crime Writers’ Association. Green’s story, rooted in true events, has since inspired a real-life search for the ruins of a secret fortress built in the late 1700s by fugitives from slavery, prompting The New Yorker to cover the ongoing search.

“The Kingdoms of Savannah ticks all the boxes: unforgettable characters that will attract top talent, a complex crime story with twists and turns, and a setting that will transport audiences to a world dripping in secrets, history, and sweltering Savannah heat,” said Carrie Stein, president of global scripted. “We are thrilled to have the super talented Sheri Holman on board to adapt this riveting story into many seasons of television to come.”
“George and I have been telling stories together for over 25 years, so to bring his singular masterpiece of a novel to television feels like going home,” said Holman. “I’m thrilled to be working with this stellar Dynamic team and can’t wait to introduce TV audiences to Morgana Musgrove, a detective as compelling and contradictory as Savannah itself.”

Green added: “I’ve loved Sheri Holman’s delicious and demonic and fiercely original storytelling since her first novel, A Stolen Tongue. I think no one alive could take better care of Morgana Musgrove, and I’m thrilled that she’s working with the visionaries at Dynamic to keep embroidering this world.”