Industry News20 March 2026

South African Crime Novelist Deon Meyer Bestsellers to Get TV Adaptations From Both Worlds, Paradoxal (EXCLUSIVE)

Meyer will executive produce both series, with "Fauda" scribe Noah Stollman attached as lead writer and showrunner of the spy thriller 'The Hunter,' both brought to market at Series Mania South Africa’s International Emmy-nominated production house Both Worlds and Paris-based Paradoxal have entered

South African Crime Novelist Deon Meyer Bestsellers to Get TV Adaptations From Both Worlds, Paradoxal (EXCLUSIVE)

Meyer will executive produce both series, with "Fauda" scribe Noah Stollman attached as lead writer and showrunner of the spy thriller 'The Hunter,' both brought to market at Series Mania

South Africa’s International Emmy-nominated production house Both Worlds and Paris-based Paradoxal have entered into an exclusive rights agreement with bestselling South African author Deon Meyer to develop two of his most celebrated properties as premium TV series, the companies announced just before Series Mania.

Meyer is attached as executive producer on both projects.

Source: variety.com

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