Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt Optioned for TV

Sister Pictures has acquired the television rights for Adam Kay’s debut book This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor.

The series will be written by Kay and developed by Katie Carpenter and Naomi de Pear, who will executive produce the TV adaptation. This is Going to Hurt is the diary of Kay during the six years he spent as a junior doctor. It is a firsthand account of life working for the NHS.

Kay said: “I couldn’t be happier about working with Sister to bring This is Going to Hurt to television. Jane, Naomi, Katie and the whole team are fantastic, with a brilliant vision for the show, and a hard and rightly won reputation for producing world-class television. I’ll try my best not to ruin their reputation.”

De Pear added: “Adam’s book is a visceral and hilarious reminder of how brave, ridiculous, beautiful and stupid human beings and the systems they create are. I snorted with laughter on every page and was left completely heartbroken. We’re honored to be able to work with Adam on adapting his vision for television. The NHS is a magnificent beast and it’s imperative that this story be told now.”