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BBC Studios Production, in association with Nice Media Studios and Windowseat, has secured the rights to develop the best-selling novel The Chalk Man<\/em>, written by CJ Tudor.<\/p>\n

The six-part drama will be adapted by Mick Ford (The Boy with the Top Knot<\/em>, Single Father<\/em>, William and Mary<\/em>) and is being produced by BBC Studios Drama. CJ Tudor\u2019s The Chalk Man<\/em>, published by Penguin Random House\/Michael Joseph (U.K.) and Penguin Random House\/Ballantine (U.S.) in 2018, was a Sunday Times<\/em> bestseller and has sold in over 40 countries.<\/p>\n

Set in the picturesque village of Anderbury, the story centers on Eddie and his four friends. Their teacher, who they have christened The Chalk Man, gave them the idea for the chalk drawings as a way for the friends to leave each other secret messages. It was fun until the chalk men led them to the dead body of a 17-year-old girl. Thirty years later, Eddie believes the past is far behind him until an envelope slips through the letterbox containing a stick of chalk and the drawing of a figure he recognizes. The story follows the gang not just during their traumatic experience during the summer of 1991, but also three decades later, as troubled adults who play out those haunting memories all over again.<\/p>\n

Tudor said: \u201cI am chuffed to bits that The Chalk Man<\/em> is being developed for TV and couldn\u2019t wish for a better team to bring the book and its characters to life. I\u2019ve had so many readers tell me how much they would love to see The Chalk Man<\/em> on-screen, so this is great news for them and me!\u201d<\/p>\n

Tom Sherry, head of drama North at BBC Studios, said: \u201cTelling stories is at the heart of our work at BBC Studios Drama and CJ Tudor\u2019s chilling tale of an adulthood haunted by the past is a story we knew TV viewers around the world would be gripped by. We\u2019re thrilled to be collaborating with CJ Tudor and with our partners Nice Media Studios and Windowseat to bring this thriller to life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sam Sokolow, chairman of Nice Media Studios, added: \u201cFew books jump off the page and scream to be made into a television series the way CJ\u2019s masterful thriller The Chalk Man<\/em> does. Mick Ford\u2019s authentic voice and dynamic vision serve the material great justice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bill Kiely, president of Windowseat Pictures, commented: \u201cWindowseat\u2019s strategy to discover first-time authors paid off with CJ Tudor\u2019s The Chalk Man<\/em>. Though The Chalk Man<\/em> is set in the U.K., it is totally relatable to a reader here in the states. We are over the moon to be collaborating with BBC Studios on this series.\u201d<\/p>\n

Madeleine Milburn of Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV & Film Agency added: \u201cI am thrilled that The Chalk Man<\/em> is making its way to screen\u2026an award-winning international bestseller across the globe, Tudor has so many fans who will be exhilarated by this latest development.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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