{"id":16631,"date":"2022-04-07T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/worldscreen.com\/"},"modified":"2022-04-07T09:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:15:02","slug":"eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve Stranger Comics Optioned by BBC Studios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has optioned <em>Eve Stranger<\/em>, the comic-book series created by writer David Barnett (<em>Punks Not Dead<\/em>) and illustrated by Philip Bond (<em>Deadline<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>The series follows Eve, an amnesiac for hire with unlimited funds, a jet-set lifestyle and extraordinary abilities, as well as a growing suspicion that she&#8217;s working for the bad guys.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Eve Stranger<\/em> comics were released as a miniseries in 2019 under Shelly Bond\u2019s Black Crown imprint. BBC Studios will develop the books into a TV series, with Chris Ryall, former IDW chief creative officer and current co-founder of Syzygy Publishing, serving as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat David and Philip created under Shelly Bond\u2019s auspices is a character for the ages,\u201d Ryall said. \u201cEve is a black-ops action hero capable of amazing feats but incapable of remembering last week. Every job, Eve wakes up with a new assignment and a bloodstream filled with nanobombs that can only be suppressed by the contents of a mind-erasing syringe\u2026 and after her misadventures with giant gorillas, extreme assassins and other unsavory types, she has found the perfect partner in BBC Studios, and so have we. I can\u2019t wait to see Eve\u2019s adventures come to life and engage viewers like they did readers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could not think of better hands in which to put an adaptation of <em>Eve Stranger<\/em> than BBC Studios\u2019 Drama Production department,\u201d said Barnett. \u201cThey totally get what Philip and I were doing with the <em>Eve Stranger<\/em> comics, and I simply cannot wait to see how the high-octane thrills, quirky humor and sheer nonstop adventure is translated to television.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bond, also co-founder of the publishing imprint OffRegister.Press, added, \u201c<em>Eve Stranger<\/em> was the most fun I\u2019d had creating comics in years. David and I threw everything into the pages: the giant gorilla, the Goa party, the Orient Express, the gadgets, the clothes. If the cast and crew on an adaptation have as much fun making <em>Eve<\/em> as we did and dress Eve in the right boots, it\u2019ll be a joy to watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Bouch (<em>Being Human<\/em>, <em>Da Vinci\u2019s Demons<\/em>, <em>The Witcher<\/em>), who will produce for BBC Studios Drama Productions, said, \u201c<em>Eve Stranger<\/em> is a mind-bending journey, a wild mix of complex characters and comic book verve, taking us on an action-adventure ride that dazzles even as it deepens in psychological richness. It is a key title in BBC Studios\u2019 push to create unique, bold stories for the international market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Veronica Gleeson (<em>Sixteen<\/em>,<em> Lion<\/em>, <em>Berlin Syndrome<\/em>), who will adapt the series, commented, \u201c<em>Eve Stranger<\/em> is hot, messy and heartfelt. I was immediately drawn to the anarchic energy and imaginative reach. What begins as a psychedelic genre lark finds compelling shape through characters with complex connections and compromised morality. It also features a large monkey. I am thrilled to be involved.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC Studios has optioned Eve Stranger, the comic-book series created by writer David Barnett (Punks Not Dead) and illustrated by Philip Bond (Deadline).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":16632,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[1138],"class_list":["post-16631","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 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Eve Stranger Comics Optioned by BBC Studios - TVDRAMA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Eve Stranger Comics Optioned by BBC Studios - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"BBC Studios has optioned Eve Stranger, the comic-book series created by writer David Barnett (Punks Not Dead) and illustrated by Philip Bond (Deadline).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-07T13:00:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-04-07T13:15:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2017\/07\/BBCStudios-EveStranger-0422.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie Stalcup\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/\",\"name\":\"Eve Stranger Comics Optioned by BBC Studios - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-07T13:00:23+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-04-07T13:15:02+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/eve-stranger-comics-optioned-by-bbc-studios\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Eve Stranger Comics Optioned by BBC Studios\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\",\"name\":\"TVDRAMA\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\",\"name\":\"Jamie Stalcup\",\"description\":\"Jamie Stalcup is the executive editor of World Screen. 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