Netflix Orders Series Adaptation of Liz Moore’s 'The God of the Woods'

Overview

• Author Liz Moore will co-showrun, write, and executive produce alongside Liz Hannah.
• Sony Pictures Television will produce, with Original Film’s Neal H. Moritz and Pavun Shetty as executive producers.
• The hourlong drama is set in the Adirondacks and centers on 13-year-old Barbara Van Laar’s 1975 disappearance, probing family secrets, class, and abuse of power.
• Netflix has not announced casting, a release date, or a trailer.
• The book has sold over one million copies and drew notice from Barack Obama and Taylor Swift, as Moore follows her recent TV success with Peacock’s Long Bright River.