Lauren Beukes, a South African author and writer, gets to see her critically acclaimed book “The Shining Girls” turned into a TV series for Apple TV+.
London, United Kingdom (11 May 2022) – Proudly South African, award-winning author Lauren Beukes, gets to see one of her books adapted into a series for Apple TV+. The Shining Girls, will be something to watch with Elisabeth Moss (of The Handmaid’s Tale fame) taking on the lead role.
Lauren Beukes, from Cape Town, currently lives in London and has been a successful writer for many years, working as a journalist, comic writer, screenwriter and author. She has penned several critically acclaimed novels and is hailed by the likes of Stephen King, Gillian Flynn and George R.R. Martin. Beukes has won several award for her works, including her work as a documentarian and director of “Glitterboys & Ganglands”, a documentary which won Best LGBTI Film at the Atlanta Black Film Festival.
Her novel, The Shining Girls, was bought for a TV adaption by Leonardo Di Caprio’s production company, Appian Way Production. It has been filmed and it was released by Apple TV+ at the end of April 2022.
The Shining Girls is a thriller based on a Chicago Sun-Times research assistant who investigates a murder that is linked to an attack she experienced as a child. Kirby Mazrach (Elisabeth Moss) experiences a shift in her reality as she starts to deal with the horrors of her past and present. Her investigation takes her to some dark places!
As with any book adaption, there are a few deviations from the original story line but Beukes worked as a consultant on the series during production and is very happy with the changes made to her incredible works.
Have you read the book or started the series? Check out the trailer below.
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