Sister to Adapt Abi Morgan’s Memoir

Sister has optioned the rights to adapt This is Not a Pity Memoir from BAFTA- and Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and longtime collaborator Abi Morgan.

Morgan (The Split, Suffragette, The Iron Lady) will adapt her book for the screen and is confirmed to direct and executive produce. The memoir follows Morgan’s family life after a tragic change in her family circumstance.

Created and written by Morgan, This is Not a Pity Memoir will be produced by Sister and co-produced with Little Chick. Executive producers are Sister’s co-founder and chief creative officer, Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, Landscapers, This is Going to Hurt), and Morgan.

This is Not a Pity Memoir is published in the U.K. by John Murray and in the U.S. by Sugar 24, an imprint of HarperCollins. Global rights are handled by 42.

Morgan said: “Working with Jane and Sister over the last few tumultuous years, they have been my running partners, given a unique birds-eye view on the unfolding drama. As producers of some of the best film and television out there, there is no one else I would trust to help bring the deeply personal This is Not a Pity Memoir to the screen.”

Featherstone said: “Abi has such an extraordinary gift for words, so while it should be absolutely no surprise that her memoir is such a beautiful and powerful book, it still stunned me. We’ve worked together for many years but her incredible strength in these last few, very challenging ones has been deeply inspirational. I feel truly privileged to be able to work with her to bring this very personal story to the screen.”