She’s writing the new canon of Bond, fully authorized by Ian Fleming’s estate. Will movies be next? As blockbuster franchises go, the exploits of libertine MI6 agent , 007, are utterly singular. Originally a series of novels and short stories written by Ian Fleming and published from 1952 to 1966, Bond has become one of the most successful, scrappy, and fiercely independent media franchises in history.
Seventy-two years after the publication of , an old-school spy whose initial enemy was communism is somehow not only still relevant but a paradoxically durable character. From speculation about the next Bond to actors reminiscing about their time in the franchise, to musicians, like Lana Del Rey, who that was never meant to be, to back-to-back Bond-adjacent Henry Cavill movies ( and ), James Bond manages to make headlines even when he doesn’t have a new movie out. But if you’re looking for some official stories from the world of 007, there’s another not-so-secret project you might have missed.
An entirely new 21st-century canon of Bond has been created in the past two years, fully authorized in cooperation with Ian Fleming’s estate. But these adventures aren’t on our screens. Yet.
Kim Sherwood takes aim at the heart of 007. Written by , the novels (March 2023) and (April 2024), tell a new kind of story, one that utterly reboots the canon of character and smarty, focuses on various Double O agents. In doing so, Sherwood pulls off a radical pivot for the Bond franch.
