Marc Forster to Direct TV Adaptation of Thriller Nines
Marc Forster will direct a television adaptation of Nines, the forthcoming thriller novel by Jamie Scallion. Deadline reported the attachment as an exclusive on 8 October. The project is being developed as a returning series, meaning it is designed to run for more than one season.
The story centres on a man serving a life sentence in Britain's most secure jail. He is inside for killing one of the men who murdered his wife. His plan now is revenge on the others and a search for the son taken from him.
Forster will direct the first block of episodes, meaning the opening run that establishes how the show looks and feels. He will then stay closely involved throughout the series to guide its visual language and creative tone. That structure is common when a feature director launches a television project.
Forster and producer Renee Wolfe secured the screen rights through their company 2DUX². They acquired Nines with Me+You Productions after a fiercely competitive auction. Me+You is run by Krish Majumdar and Richard Yee.
Fremantle is handling global sales on the series. The company holds a first-look deal with Me+You, meaning it gets an early window to come aboard its new projects. In this case, that role covers selling Nines to broadcasters and platforms around the world.
The book itself has not yet reached shelves. Publisher Transworld has acquired world English-language rights to Nines and a sequel. The first novel is due for publication in 2028, with the second to follow in 2029, according to Deadline.
Scallion arrives with an unusual path to thrillers. He was the lead singer in rock band Officer Kicks. He co-wrote the 2025 young adult novel The Last Song on Earth with Dave Berry. Nines is his forthcoming thriller novel.
The screen team is now casting and speaking to writers. That places the adaptation in early development, with scripts and central roles still to be realised.
What makes this stand out is timing. Television rights were contested and sold before the first book is published. For viewers, this means a wait. The novels will arrive first, and the series will take shape around them.
