UCP is teaming with Side Naegle, Jenna Bush Hager’s Thousand Voices and Ali Krug’s Dinner Party Productions to develop a series adaptation of Chris Whitaker’s new novel All the Colors of the Dark . Sarah Gubbins ( Pam & Tommy, Better Things) will adapt the project. Executive producers are Naegle, Krug, Hager, Ben Spector (President of Thousand Voices) and Whitaker, who also wrote Tall Oaks , All the Wicked Girls and We Begin at the End .
The story take place in the small town of Monta Clare, Missouri, where an abduction of a teenage girl is intercepted by the most unlikely hero. As a result, the lives of all involved are set on an unusual trajectory. Patch, a one-eyed local boy who fancies himself a pirate, saves the girl and, in doing so, leaves heartache in his wake.
His best friend Saint, fiercely loyal, soon discovers that the line between triumph and tragedy has never been finer. Their search for answers will lead them to truths that could mean losing one another. Related Stories News Composer Sherri Chung Used Typewriter, Unusual Instruments For Her 'Based On A True Story' Score - Sound & Screen TV News Abbi Jacobson To Adapt Isle McElroy's 'People Collide' With UCP & Killer Films “Chris Whitaker has created a beautiful masterpiece in All the Colors of the Dark,” said Bush Hager in a statement.
“This genre-bending book combines small-town America and the deep dedication of friendship inside an epic thriller. We are so excited to partner with dynamos Sue Naeg.
