“ Discworld is a national treasure and we are thrilled to be forging this new partnership with Narrativia and Endeavor Content,” Simon Maxwell, CEO of Motive Pictures, said. With this partnership, we are delighted to say that Discworld has finally found its home.” Rob Wilkins, Managing Director of Narrativia, said: “The Discworld books are a huge source of joy to millions of readers, and rightly so every paragraph, phrase and footnote was crafted with brilliance and flair and we are committed to bringing Terry’s world to the screen with the respect and care it deserves. Pratchett’s novels began with 1983’s The Colour of Magic, and the writer’s final Discworld book, The Shepherd’s Crown, was released in 2015, a short time after his death. The comic-fantasy book series centres on tales from the Discworld, which is a flat planet balanced on the backs of four elephants, who stand on the back of a turtle. “It’s wonderful to embark on this journey with Motive and Endeavor Content, who both perfectly share our vision to make this a reality.” “ Discworld teems with unique characters, witty narrative and incredible literary tropes, and we feel these should be realised on screen in a form that my father would be proud of,” said Rhianna Pratchett, co-Director of Narrativia, in a statement. Not much is known about the logistics of bringing them to the small screen, but the team behind the new project says they will remain “absolutely faithful” to Pratchett’s books. The mammoth undertaking seems set to adapt the Discworld series of over 40 novels. As BBC Studios finishes up work on its new TV series The Watch, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s tales of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch from his Discworld books, the production company the author founded a few years before he sadly passed away in 2015 has struck a brand-new deal with Motive Pictures and Endeavor Content for a proposed slate of Discworld TV adaptations.
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