{"id":22321,"date":"2025-03-12T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:53:36","slug":"itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV Commissions Adaptation of Chris Chibnall\u2019s Debut Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has commissioned a TV adaptation of <em>Death at The White Hart<\/em>, the debut novel of <em>Broadchurch<\/em> creator Chris Chibnall.<\/p>\n<p>The book, set to publish on March 27 in the U.K. and on June 10 in the U.S., takes place in the Dorset village of Fleetcombe, where the village pub\u2019s landlord is found murdered. Detective Nicola Bridge must comb through a web of lies and rivalries to find the killer.<\/p>\n<p>Chibnall will write the series adaptation, which is to be co-produced by Red Planet Pictures and Imaginary Friends. Red Planet Pictures\u2019 Belinda Campbell will executive produce alongside Chibnall. Fremantle will handle international distribution of the series.<\/p>\n<p>The novel is the first of a two-book deal in the U.K. and the U.S. for Chibnall. In addition to publishing in those two territories, <em>Death at The White Hart<\/em> has been sold for translation into Czech, Dutch, German, Greek, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese and Ukrainian.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very excited to be working with Chris and Red Planet Pictures again and that ITV will be home to his wonderful debut novel, <em>Death at The White Hart<\/em>,\u201d commented Polly Hill, director of drama at ITV. \u201cI think it\u2019s a perfect partnership, and I know the adaptation with Chris at the helm will make an unmissable drama. It\u2019s all the more special for us that Chris returns to Dorset once again with this very British murder and wonderful new investigation team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPolly\u2019s dynamic vote of confidence in <em>Death at The White Hart<\/em> made it a no-brainer to bring the novel to the screen with ITV,\u201d Chibnall said. \u201cWithin this cliffhanger-packed murder mystery sits a specifically British story about how people live their lives right now. There\u2019s no better home for it than ITV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Red Planet Pictures\u2019 Campbell noted, \u201c<em>Death at The White Hart<\/em> is a finely crafted and epically executed story with a host of unforgettable characters and story twists that lends itself so well to a TV drama that audiences will relish. We are thrilled that Chris has chosen to work with us on bringing this brilliant book to the screen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>Death at The White Hart<\/em> is already setting up to be one of the biggest new series of crime novels in years, and we\u2019re over the moon to hear it will soon be appearing on screens too,\u201d said Joel Richardson, editor at Penguin Michael Joseph, the book\u2019s U.K. publisher. \u201cChris is one of the U.K.\u2019s leading storytellers, and this is an irresistible story packed with dark secrets, unforgettable characters and a detective who is set to become iconic in the genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rebecca Dundon, senior VP and head of scripted commercial, global drama and Fremantle International at Fremantle, added, \u201cWith Chris Chibnall\u2019s proven track record and ITV\u2019s backing, we jumped at the chance to get on board with <em>Death at The White Hart<\/em>, a series that perfectly balances commercial appeal with rich, high-quality storytelling. Audiences everywhere are hungry for gripping mysteries with deep character intrigue, and this premium crime show will not disappoint.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITV has commissioned a TV adaptation of Death at The White Hart, the debut novel of Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1412,"featured_media":22322,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[8134,200,10350,2697,10351,321,10352,5304,9177,6119],"class_list":["post-22321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-belinda-campbell","tag-chris-chibnall","tag-death-at-the-white-hart","tag-fremantle","tag-imaginary-friends","tag-itv","tag-joel-richardson","tag-polly-hill","tag-rebecca-dundon","tag-red-planet-picture","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ITV Commissions Adaptation of Chris Chibnall\u2019s Debut Novel - 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\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"ITV Commissions Adaptation of Chris Chibnall\u2019s Debut Novel - TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"ITV has commissioned a TV adaptation of Death at The White Hart, the debut novel of Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVDRAMA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-03-12T14:02:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-12T14:53:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/03\/ITV-DeathatTheWhiteHart-0325.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"394\" \/>\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=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/\",\"name\":\"ITV Commissions Adaptation of Chris Chibnall\u2019s Debut Novel - TVDRAMA\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-03-12T14:02:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-12T14:53:36+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/#\/schema\/person\/0da12602224807cc7b179b8405018deb\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/itv-commissions-adaptation-of-chris-chibnalls-debut-novel\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"ITV Commissions Adaptation of Chris Chibnall\u2019s Debut Novel\"}]},{\"@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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