{"id":14831,"date":"2021-04-22T09:31:20","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/gaumont-uk-secures-rights-sixteen-horses\/"},"modified":"2021-04-22T12:55:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T16:55:44","slug":"gaumont-uk-secures-rights-for-sixteen-horses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/gaumont-uk-secures-rights-for-sixteen-horses\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaumont UK Secures Rights for Sixteen Horses"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gaumont UK has scored the rights to the literary thriller Sixteen Horse<\/em>s, written by Greg Buchanan, to develop as a series.<\/p>\n Sixteen Horses<\/em> is set for release in the U.K. on April 29 and the U.S. on July 20. Gaumont UK pursued the book for two years and won the rights following a competitive bid, which saw multiple buyers vying for the book option.<\/p>\n Set in a small British seaside community the rest of the world has left behind, Sixteen Horses<\/em> begins with the discovery of sixteen horses\u2019 heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. Ilmarsh\u2019s local police detective Alec Nichols and forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen soon uncover evidence of a chain of crimes in the community\u2014disappearances, arson and mutilations\u2014all culminating in the reveal of something deadly lurking in the ground itself.<\/p>\n The drama development is led by executive producer Alison Jackson (Tin Star<\/em>, Ashes to Ashes<\/em>, Hunted<\/em>), who also helms Gaumont UK’s growing London-based division, and Gaumont UK\u2019s Senior Development Exec Jamie Jackson.<\/p>\n Buchanan said: \u201cSo many of my influences in writing Sixteen Horses<\/em> were from television and cinema\u2014Don\u2019t Look Now<\/em>, Picnic at Hanging Rock<\/em>, Blue Velvet<\/em> and True Detective<\/em>\u2014that I\u2019m fascinated to see how the novel\u2019s dark, existential atmosphere translates back on to screen. I am thrilled to be working with the team at Gaumont UK; of all the studios we spoke with, their vision was closest to what I\u2019d imagined, and I can\u2019t wait for audiences to see the results of our collaboration.\u201d<\/p>\n Jackson said: \u201cSixteen Horses<\/em> is an utterly fascinating story, wonderfully written by Greg in a cinematic way that we believe will translate beautifully to the screen, and appeal to audiences both in the U.K. and globally. Gaumont UK is passionate about developing stories from a uniquely British perspective and discovering new voices, of which we have both in Sixteen Horses<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gaumont UK has scored the rights to the literary thriller Sixteen Horses, written by Greg Buchanan, to develop as a series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":14832,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[3911],"class_list":["post-14831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-gaumont-uk","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n