Liane Moriarty’s Apples Never Fall is headed to the small screen, Variety reports.
Moriarty’s novel, published last September by Henry Holt, tells the story of a newly retired 69-year-old woman in Sydney, Australia, who goes missing. In a starred review, a critic for Kirkus called the book “funny, sad, astute, occasionally creepy, and slyly irresistible.”
NBC’s streaming service Peacock has ordered a limited-series adaptation of the novel. It will be written by Melanie Marnich, whose previous writing credits include Big Love, The Big C, and Low Winter Sun.
Marnich will executive produce the series alongside David Heyman (Gravity, Paddington, Marriage Story), Albert Page (Rosewood), and Jillian Share (The President Is Missing).
Moriarty’s books have formed the basis for hit series before. Her 2014 novel, Big Little Lies, spawned an Emmy-winning HBO series starring Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, and Shailene Woodley, and her 2018 novel, Nine Perfect Strangers, was the basis for a Hulu series featuring Kidman, Melissa McCarthy, and Michael Shannon.
NBCUniversal executive Susan Rovner told Variety the series promises to be “a powerfully juicy and gripping family mystery.”
“David Heyman, Melanie Marnich and Universal International Studios are the perfect partners to dive deep into the Delaney family’s darkest secrets and we couldn’t be more excited to bring this binge-worthy series to life for our Peacock audiences,” Rovner said.
Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
