The Fantasy Author Who Just Signed an Unprecedented Adaptation Deal
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 | January 29, 2026 |
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Don’t Bet Against Brandon Sanderson
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The Fantasy Author Who Just Signed an Unprecedented Adaptation Deal
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| January 29, 2026 |
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.
Don’t Bet Against Brandon Sanderson
Brandon Sanderson has inked a doozy of a deal with Apple TV for the rights to his fantasy universe Cosmere. The tech and streaming giant will adapt Sanderson’s Mistborn series for film and has already announced producers attached for a TV series based on The Stormlight Archive . The deal, being described as "unprecedented," comes after Sanderson met with the heads of many Hollywood studios gives him "rarefied control" over the process and final product. Per The Hollywood Reporter, "Sanderson will be the architect of the universe, will write, produce and consult, and have approvals...a level of involvement that not even J.K. Rowling or George R.R. Martin enjoy." Financial details have not yet been disclosed.
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