Liz Moore’s The God of the Woods is headed to the small screen, Variety reports.
Moore’s bestselling novel, published in 2024 by Riverhead, tells the story of a 13-year-old girl who goes missing from a summer camp 14 years after her older brother also vanished. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus wrote of the book, “As rich in background detail and secondary mysteries as it is, this ever-expansive, intricate, emotionally engaging novel never seems overplotted. Every piece falls skillfully into place and every character, major and minor, leaves an imprint.”
Former President Barack Obama is a fan of the book, which also made headlines last week after Taylor Swift fans figured out that the singer-songwriter was listening to the audio edition in an episode of the new docuseries chronicling her Eras Tour.
Netflix, Sony Pictures TV, and Original Film are developing the series adaptation of the novel, with Moore and Liz Hannah (Mindhunter, The Girl From Plainville) serving as co-showrunners; they will also write and executive produce the series.
Moore’s 2020 novel, Long Bright River, was recently adapted into a Peacock limited series starring Amanda Seyfried; it premiered in March and earned Seyfried a Golden Globe nomination.
Moore and Hannah said in a statement, “We love making TV and can’t wait to bring The God of the Woods to life with our partners at Sony and Netflix. We hope everyone falls in love (and hate) with these characters as much as we have.”
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
