Film & TV

Our dedicated in-house Film & TV department specialises in representing television, film, theatre and radio rights. With extensive expertise and a global network of industry contacts, we are committed to securing the best media deals for our authors and we work closely with producers to ensure they remain actively involved throughout the adaptation process.

Our team has excellent relationships with leading entertainment professionals renowned for their vision and success in adapting literary works for screen. We are distinguished by our ability to strategically position authors’ works and foster lasting professional relationships. For books that resonate more in the US marketplace, we collaborate with top US talent agencies, including WME, CAA and UTA, to access Hollywood talent and networks.

Many of our authors’ works have achieved significant option deals and are are being adapted for film and television by some of the best production companies in the world. We have over sixty projects in active development, including with the BBC, Netflix, Paramount+, Hulu, Apple TV+, Universal Studios, Legendary Studios, Warner Bros, A24, MGM, Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Oprah Winfrey’s OWN, and many more with independent producers.

Recent successes include Black Cake, based on the bestselling novel by Charmaine Wilkerson which is available on Hulu/Disney+ and executive produced by Oprah Winfrey and Kapital Entertainment. Paramount+ also released adaptations of The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal and The Burning Girls by C.J. Tudor, starring Samantha Morton and Ruby Stokes. We have further projects slated to start filming in 2025.

For media rights enquiries please contact: rights@madeleinemilburn.com