Eliza Jane Brazier’s Girls and Their Horses is headed to the small screen, with Nicole Kidman on board to star, Variety reports.
Brazier’s novel, published in 2023 by Berkley, follows a wealthy Southern California family that becomes involved in the cutthroat world of equestrian showjumping. A critic for Kirkus wrote of the book, “Brazier makes us feel for her characters, rich and poor, and delivers a blue-ribbon story of the haves and have-nots. Horses and young riders are center stage, but dysfunctional adults steal the show in this moody mystery.”
Prime Video is developing the series, which will be produced by Legendary Television and Amazon MGM Studios. Kidman, known for her roles in literary adaptations including Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers, and The Perfect Couple, will star in the series and executive produce alongside Brazier, who will write the pilot, and Jenna Lamia (Awkward., Good Girls), who will serve as showrunner.
Brazier’s novel It Had To Be You is currently being developed as a film, which she is writing and executive producing. Variety reports that her two other novels, If I Disappearand Good Rich People, are also being developed as television series.
Michael Schaub is a contributing writer.
