{"id":10776,"date":"2019-02-14T10:55:38","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T15:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/runestaff-novels-adapted-tv-bbc-studios\/"},"modified":"2019-02-14T12:22:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-14T17:22:06","slug":"runestaff-novels-being-adapted-for-tv-by-bbc-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/runestaff-novels-being-adapted-for-tv-by-bbc-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Runestaff Novels Being Adapted for TV by BBC Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has scored the rights to multiple-award-winning author Michael Moorcock\u2019s Runestaff fantasy novels, with plans to adapt them into a TV series.<\/p>\n<p>The Runestaff omnibus consists of four books: <em>The Jewel in the Skull<\/em>, <em>The Mad God\u2019s Amulet<\/em>, <em>Sword of the Dawn<\/em> and <em>The Runestaff<\/em>. The saga follows hero Hawkmoon as he journeys through fantasy realms from ghost cities to the heart of the Dark Empire itself.<\/p>\n<p>The series is executive produced by Richard Stokes (<em>Broadchurch<\/em>, <em>Torchwood<\/em>), John Yorke (<em>Life on Mars<\/em>, <em>EastEnders<\/em>) and written by Steve Thompson (<em>Sherlock<\/em>, <em>Doctor Who<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Moorcock said: \u201cI am delighted that BBC Studios is developing the Runestaff series for TV. I believe the team will do an outstanding job and I\u2019m looking forward to seeing Hawkmoon, Count Brass and Yisselda brought to the screen. This is a perfect time for the series, which seems more relevant today than it did when I originally wrote it. I will be working closely with the writers to develop the stories. I feel like a schoolboy, breathlessly waiting for the first episode to be aired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Runestaff novels were the first books that captured my imagination,\u201d added Thompson. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege and a great adventure to be working with Michael Moorcock. I feel like I\u2019ve just been handed the keys to the crown jewels of fantasy fiction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMichael Moorcock is a giant of fantasy fiction\u2014he changed the field single-handedly, writing sagas on an operatic scale with a strong literary sensibility and complex human characters,\u201d said Stokes. \u201cHawkmoon is his greatest champion, and I am thrilled that BBC Studios will be bringing him to the small screen.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has scored the rights to multiple-award-winning author Michael Moorcock\u2019s Runestaff fantasy novels, with plans to adapt them into a TV series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1049,"featured_media":10777,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1138],"class_list":["post-10776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-bbc-studios","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - 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