The success of The
Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling has meant that HBO and the BBC have now
teamed up to adapt the novel into a three-hour miniseries.
When the book was first
published, the fact that it flew up the charts came as no surprise. It was the
first thing Rowling had written since the Harry Potter books had come to an end.
It was nothing like Harry Potter either – written for an adult market about
adult themes. The Casual Vacancy follows
the lives of the adults and teenagers of a small village in the English
countryside as many people vie for the seat on the local council left vacant by
the man who has recently died. As Rowling delves deeper into the lives of the
village’s inhabitants, divides are revealed between rich and poor, wives and
husbands and parents and children.
The adaptation has been written by Sarah Phelps (Eastenders), Jonny Campbell (In the Flesh) is set to direct and Ruth
Kenley-Letts (The Hour) is producing.
There is no word on cast as yet but production is set to begin this summer in
south west England. Rowling herself will be involved as executive producer.
Source: Variety 
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