{"id":9916,"date":"2018-08-29T09:12:50","date_gmt":"2018-08-29T13:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/temple-street-lands-tv-rights-biggest-modern-woman-world\/"},"modified":"2018-08-29T11:15:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-29T15:15:19","slug":"temple-street-lands-tv-rights-for-the-biggest-modern-woman-of-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/temple-street-lands-tv-rights-for-the-biggest-modern-woman-of-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Temple Street to Adapt The Biggest Modern Woman of the World"},"content":{"rendered":"
Temple Street has secured the rights to Susan Swan\u2019s debut novel, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World<\/em>.<\/p>\n Originally published in 1983, it tells the true story of a seven-foot-six giantess who exhibited with P.T. Barnum. A fictionalized autobiography, the novel tracks the life of Anna Swan (1846-1888) from her childhood as one of 13 children of poor Scottish immigrants in Nova Scotia through a life in showbusiness in New York to her travels in Europe and return to the U.S. The contemporary classic will be adapted for TV by Hannah Moscovitch (X Company<\/em>, Played<\/em>).<\/p>\n Kerry Appleyard, senior VP of Temple Street, said: \u201cSusan Swan’s wonderful novel examines Western culture\u2019s obsession with size and abnormality as Anna\u2019s astonishing life unfolds. Ultimately it is an unlikely story of triumph over adversity which will resonate deeply with audiences worldwide. We\u2019re delighted that we have one of the strongest voices in Canada, the multiple award-winning Hannah Moscovitch, to adapt the series.\u201d<\/p>\n Swan said: \u201cThis novel is very close to my heart and I\u2019m thrilled that the television series will be created by Temple Street and Hannah. It\u2019s the ideal dream team to bring Anna Swan\u2019s incredible true story to life!\u201d<\/p>\n Moscovitch said: \u201cI am beyond thrilled to be working with the award-winning team at Temple Street, to bring Susan Swan\u2019s novel about the extraordinary Anna to our screens. Part truth, part legend, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World<\/em> is a saucy romp through traditional categories of gender, sexuality and nationality and working on it is going to be a huge pleasure. \u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Temple Street has secured the rights to Susan Swan\u2019s debut novel, The Biggest Modern Woman of the World.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":9917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70],"tags":[2301],"class_list":["post-9916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-temple-street","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"\n