Prime Video Orders 56 Days Adaptation to Series

Prime Video has ordered to series Obsession, an adaptation of Catherine Ryan Howard’s best-selling novel 56 Days.

The series follows Oliver and Ciara, who meet in a supermarket and fall for each other fast and hard. Just 56 days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find a brutally murdered, unidentifiable decomposing body. While the novel is set against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic, the screen adaptation is not.

Obsession is being produced by Amazon MGM Studios and James Wan’s Atomic Monster. The series is being written and executive produced by Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher. Additional executive producers are Wan, Michael Clear and Robert Hackett for Atomic Monster. Ryan Howard is serving as co-executive producer.

“It’s a privilege to be trusted by the ingenious Catherine Ryan Howard in adapting the engrossing story of 56 Days for the screen,” said Nick Pepper, head of U.S. SVOD wholly owned development at Amazon MGM Studios. “I have no doubt that the visionary team of James Wan, Lisa Zwerling and Karyn Usher will transform this page-turner into a must-see original series for Prime Video subscribers around the globe.”

Wan added, “We’re thrilled to collaborate with Karyn and Lisa on this propulsive and sexy thriller based on Catherine’s captivating novel. Their vision for the series brings a fresh take for contemporary audiences, while still remaining true to the genre.”