Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng was one of the best selling novels of 2017, and was nominated for several awards. Now it’s announced that a television adaptation is on the way, and Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington will star.
Witherspoon featured the book in her September book club pick and soon afterward her production company, Hello Sunshine quickly picked up the rights to the adaptation. The show will be produced in conjunction with ABC Signature Studios and Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street.
Yesterday Reese Witherspoon confirmed the adaptation on her Twitter page, talking about how excited she was to be adapting this beautiful novel on motherhood for the screen.
For those who haven’t read Little Fires Everywhere, it centres around a controversial adoption, and a fight between adopter and birth parent.
There isn’t yet any news on a release date, or anything else as it’s very early days but it is thought that Liz Tigelaar will write the screenplay.
If you haven’t yet read the book and are excited for the adaptation, you still have plenty of time to read this bestselling novel, before the television adaptation hits our screens.
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