Netflix continues to bet big on book adaptations, slating a take on Jess Walter’s best-selling novel So Far Gone.
The adaptation hails from Mark Bomback, the writer of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and creator of Defending Jacob. Walter will serve as an EP together with Liz Garbus, Dan Cogan, and Nellie Reed for Story Syndicate, and Marty Adelstein, Becky Clements and Alissa Bachner through Tomorrow Studios. Bomback will serve as showrunner, writer, and executive producer.
“Jess Walter is one of the great American storytellers, and So Far Gone is a propulsive, deeply humane novel that feels both urgent and timeless,” said executive producers Garbus and Cogan. “We are thrilled to be working with Mark Bomback, whose extraordinary talent for character-driven thrillers makes him the perfect partner to bring this story to the screen.”
