Apple TV acquires rights to Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy
Apple TV has acquired the screen rights to Colson Whitehead's Harlem trilogy and is in early development on an ongoing series drawn from Harlem Shuffle (2021), Crook Manifesto (2023) and Cool Machine (published July 21). Graham Yost and Aric Avelino are adapting the books and will executive produce alongside Barry Jenkins, Adele Romanski, Mark Ceryak, Melissa Bernstein and Whitehead himself. The novels follow furniture salesman Ray Carney across New York from the 1950s through the 1980s. The involvement of award-winning creators and Whitehead's track record of screen adaptations increases the project's profile for global streaming audiences.
Apple TV is developing a series from Whitehead's Harlem trilogy
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Cool Machine was published on July 21 and appeared on Barack Obama's summer reading list. Whitehead's earlier novels have already been adapted to screen, so a TV adaptation is a logical next step. Apple TV's option moves the books toward…
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