{"id":23699,"date":"2025-10-22T11:25:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/made-up-stories-acquires-rights-for-17-years-later-tv-series\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T13:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T17:13:23","slug":"made-up-stories-acquires-rights-for-17-years-later-tv-series-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/made-up-stories-acquires-rights-for-17-years-later-tv-series-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Made Up Stories Acquires Rights for 17 Years Later TV Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bruna Papandrea&#8217;s Made Up Stories has acquired the rights to J.P. Pomare\u2019s crime thriller <em>17 Years Later<\/em> for a TV adaptation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m absolutely thrilled that <em>17 Years Later<\/em> has found a home with Made Up Stories,\u201d said Pomare. \u201cI have long admired Bruna Papandrea, and I&#8217;m particularly excited about the prospect of my work taking place beside some of my favorite shows and films.\u00a0I could not be happier to have Pam Veasey attached [as writer and showrunner], given her immense contribution to the industry over three decades. I\u2019m looking forward to seeing how the project evolves and am grateful to everyone who&#8217;s believed in this story from the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The series adaptation will be directed and executive produced by John Polson, with Veasey serving as writer, showrunner and executive producer. Papandrea will also executive produce alongside Steve Hutensky, Casey Haver and Katie Amos for Made Up Stories.<\/p>\n<p><em>17 Years Later<\/em> follows the murder of the wealthy Primrose family as it haunts the small New Zealand town of Cambridge, with evidence leading to the conviction of their young chef, Bill Kareama. 17 years later, prison psychologist TK Phillips believes Bill deserves an appeal due to an unfair trial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are just thrilled to be in business with J.P. He\u2019s one of those extraordinary writers who can create beautiful and complex characters, and wrap them up in a breathlessly suspenseful crime thriller,\u201d said Made Up Stories. \u201cWe read so many mysteries, it\u2019s so rare and thrilling to come across something that had us guessing and gasping until the very end. 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