Novels “ New Haven ‘Opties for British television adaptation

Hill 5.14, the production company led by black women founded by Tobi Olujinmi, optionized JL Seegars’ New Haven Romance Novel Series for Television Adaptation. The agreement marks the first literary option for the scripted label based in London since its launch in 2022.

Adaptation of self-published titles Restore me And Revive me (Parties 1, 2 and 3) will be developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television and eleventh hour films, as part of the current agreement in the 5.14 hill with the two companies. A British diffuser is also attached, with more details to announce.

THE New Haven The series won a viral traction on Tiktok, collecting more than 16 million views under related hashtags and becoming a show in the Booktok community in 2024 and 2025. The novels retrace the romantic life intertwined of several couples during a decade, exploring the themes of trauma, healing and emotional recovery within black. For television adaptation, the action will be moved from its fictitious framework in South Carolina in the United Kingdom. Phoebe Okeowo, who worked on the adaptation of the book to the Amazon Prime series Power (2023) will adapt the novels for the small screen.

“The moment we read Revive me And Restore meWe knew that it was a story of 5.14, “said Olujinmi, noting that the stories of Seegars correspond to the creative mission of Hill 5.14 to position himself as a house for various and distinctive stories.” Janil, through these beautiful characters, explores healing, powerfully describing what love is like the trauma breach. ”

Seegars praised the partnership, noting the obvious enthusiasm of Olujinmi and Okeowo for the equipment.

“From our first meeting, the love of Tobi and Phoebe for my characters and their world was obvious, and I have all confidence that passion will result in the finished product,” she said in a statement.

In addition to Okeowo, hill 5.14 collaborated with writers such as Victoria Asare-Archer (I miss you) And Sex education The contributors Thara Poopla and Bella Heesom and attracted talent on the screen, in particular Weruche Opia (I can destroy you), Adelayo Adebaya (The answering machine) and Adjoa Andoh (Bridgerton), which also faces the hill podcast 5.14 Discover me.

Under their agreement with the hill 5.14, the eleventh hour belonging to SPT has a first aspect option to co-develop and co-produce television projects on the company’s slate, with SPT acting as a distributor of these projects.

Seegars is represented by Sugar23 and Laura Dail Literary Agency.