Jonathan Stroud’s psychic detective team Lockwood & Co. are heading to television, courtesy of Big Talk Productions, the company behind Rev and Cold Feet.

The best-selling book series is set in an alternative London beset by an epidemic of spooks and ghouls. Only a few young people have the abilities to see and hear these supernatural terrors, and it’s their job to fight them. The smallest, most ramshackle psychic detection agency of all is Lockwood & Co. The series launched in 2013 and the final instalment is released this week (read our review here).

Rachael Prior and Kenton Allen, Head of Film and CEO of Big Talk respectively, said, “Big Talk are thrilled to have the opportunity to bring Jonathan’s amazing Lockwood & Co. universe to TV. We’ve been passionate fans of this series of books for a long time, and feel a great affinity with their distinct Britishness, innovative world building, vibrantly drawn characters and joyful command of genre. Lockwood & Co. will be a highly original, distinctively authored, ghost-detective show to enthral audiences of all ages and we’re looking forward to working together to make that happen.”

Francesca Dow, Managing Director of Penguin Random House, noted, “We are thrilled that the fantastic Lockwood & Co. series has been optioned for TV adaptation. Jonathan’s writing is so cinematic and atmospheric I’m sure his books will adapt brilliantly to the screen, delighting his many fans and bringing these wonderful stories to an even wider audience.”

Author Jonathan Stroud added: “I’m hopping with delight at the prospect of Lockwood being brought to the screen by Big Talk. I’ve loved so many of their movies and shows over the years – their unique sensibility blends comedy, adventure and horror beautifully, and is in perfect synthesis with Lockwood’s world. I can’t wait for us to take up our rapiers, salt bombs and iron chains and get to work.”

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