US EditionKidnap Thriller ‘The Chain’ Lands Straight-To-Series Order At HBO With Damon Lindelof As Showrunner
The Chain adapts Adrian McKinty's 2019 novel about a kidnapping scheme forcing parents to abduct others, with Damon Lindelof expanding the story in an eight-episode HBO limited series.
- Recently, HBO handed a straight-to-series order for Damon Lindelof’s limited drama The Chain, an eight-episode limited series co-produced with Media Res adapting Adrian McKinty’s 2019 novel.
- Lindelof, who signed a two-year overall deal with HBO last year, returns to sole showrunning for the first time since Watchmen, while producing Mrs. Davis and Lanterns.
- Lindelof will serve as writer, executive producer and showrunner, with HBO and Media Res co-producing and executive producers Ellenberg, Springer, Salerno, and McKinty involved after Media Res optioned the book in 2024.
- The Chain’s premise centers on Rachel Klein, a mother forced into a kidnapping chain after her daughter is taken, while HBO said Lindelof is expanding McKinty’s mythology.
- After early movie interest, Media Res optioned the book in 2024, reviving Adrian McKinty’s comeback from bartending while Damon Lindelof works on Mrs. Davis and Lanterns due later this year.
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