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‘Rivals’ Producer Happy Prince Options Philippa Gregory’s ‘Wideacre’ For TV
Philippa Gregory's 'Wideacre' has been optioned by Dominic Treadwell-Collins and Happy Prince following Disney+'s 'Rivals' launch
Gregory, who will EP Wideacre, has form for book-to-TV adaptations, having seen The White Queen made into a BBC series and The Other Boleyn Girl become a 2008 movie starring Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman. Set in the 18th century, Wideacre is the first in a feminist saga trilogy andfollows the story of Beatrice Lacey, destined to lose her beloved ancestral estate once she is married. “These are tomes,” Treadwell-Collins told Deadline of the Wideacre trilogy, which includes The Favoured Child and Meridon, although Happy Prince has only optioned the first book.
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