The Forbidden Game
If you're a true The Vampire Diaries fan, then you've probably read the books by L.J. Smith.
Well, you'll be delighted to hear her trilogy The Forbidden Game is being adapted into a new horror TV series.
The production company behind TVD, Warner Bros. Television have landed the rights to The Forbidden Game, as per Deadline.
They've teamed up with Berlanti Productions to bring us the new show.
Greg Berlanti will act as executive producer, alongside Sarah Schechter and David Madden.
Berlanti is best known for having directed Love, Simon and Life as We Know It.
He's also worked as an executive producer on Netflix's YOU, Riverdale, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina and loads more.
According to Deadline, they're currently on the lookout for a writer.
Synopsis
The Forbidden Game follows the store of a young girl named Jenny who buys a game for her boyfriend, Tom on his birthday.
A man named Julian sells the book to her, and she finds herself, 'inexplicably drawn,' to him.
The synopsis reads, 'When he places the Game into her hands, she knows their connection is something deeper.'
As Jenny and her friends sit down to play the game, the night takes a turn for the worst.
'Because the Game isn't just a game - it's the seven friends' new reality, where Julian reigns as the Prince of the Shadows.'
'One by one the friends must confront their phobias to win the Game.'
'To lose the Game is to lose their lives.'
The synopsis finishes, 'And that is only the beginning...'
We're still waiting on casting announcements.
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